Chocolate Chip Almond Bread Recipe

Directions

Ingredients :

1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

1 ½ teaspoons salt

2 tablespoons margarine

3 cups bread flour

3 tablespoons white sugar

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

⅓ cup blanched slivered almonds

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon almond extract

½ cup butter

1 cup confectioners' sugar

2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Methods :

Step 1

Add the milk, salt, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, flour, sugar and yeast into your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Basic or rapid setting. Press start. When the display reads 0:00, or the second kneading is about to start, press stop and remove the bread.

Step 2

Add the chocolate chips, almonds, cocoa powder, and almond extract to the dough. Return to the bread machine and finish the cycle. Serve warm with Orange Butter.

Step 3

To make Orange Butter: Combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and the zest of a small orange in a food processor until blended.