Buttermilk Chocolate Bread Food

BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk just until moistened. Fold in pecans., Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the honey and chocolate syrup. Serve with bread.

BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• Cream margarine and sugar in large mixing bowl.
• Blend in eggs and buttermilk, mixing well after each addition.
• Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, mixing until just moistened.
• Stir in pecans.
• Grease bottom of 5 x 9-inch loaf pan.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 65 minutes or until bread tests done.
• Let cool for 15 minutes in pan before removing.
• Combine butter, chocolate sryup and honey in small bowl, mixing well.
• Spread icing over cooled bread before slicing.

CHOCOLATE BUTTERMILK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). Grease only the bottom of a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the buttermilk. Combine the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the buttermilk mixture until moistened. Mix in 1/3 cup pecans. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 55 to 65 minutes in the preheated oven, until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Combine the margarine, 1/4 cup cocoa, and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat, and mix in the vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Spread on top of the cooled loaf.

MOM'S BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the cake: Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with butter. Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda in the bowl of a stand mixer or mixing bowl. Combine the butter, cocoa and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Add the cocoa mixture to the flour mixture, along with the buttermilk eggs and vanilla, and beat for 3 minutes. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake until firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan before turning out on a rack to cool completely.
• For the frosting: Make the frosting as soon as the cake is out of the oven. Combine the butter, buttermilk and cocoa in a small saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Combine with the confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Spread the frosting evenly on the cake.

BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*.
• Grease bottom only of 8x4 or 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; blend well.
• Add eggs; blend well.
• Stir in buttermilk.
• Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Stir in nuts.
• Pour into greased pan.
• Bake at 350* for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan.
• Cool completely.
• Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.
• Yield: 1 loaf (12 slice).

FAVORITE BUTTERMILK BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add buttermilk, butter, honey, salt, baking soda, wheat germ and 4 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. , Turn onto a heavily floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a floured surface; divide into thirds. Divide each portion into thirds; shape each into a 12-in. rope. Braid three ropes; pinch ends to seal and tuck under. Place in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add buttermilk; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F; coat an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray and flour lightly.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Whisk buttermilk, eggs, egg white, oil and extracts in medium bowl; stir into flour mixture just until blended.
• Melt chocolate in microwave on high about 1 minute, stirring every 15 seconds; stir in 1 1/3 cups batter.
• Working quickly (chocolate batter will become firm and hard to swirl if you let it stand too long), pour some of the white batter over bottom of pan, then dollop with chocolate batter.
• Fill pan by alternating dollops of white and chocolate batter.
• Pull knife through batter to swirl.
• Bake 1 hour or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan; put cake right side up on rack to cool.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar.

BUTTERMILK BREAD II

Steps:

• Proof yeast in warm water.
• Place the butter or margarine and buttermilk in a small saucepan. Heat slowly until butter or margarine has melted. Cool to lukewarm.
• Place sugar, salt, baking soda, buttermilk mixture, and yeast in large mixing bowl. Add 3 cups flour one cup at a time, and mix with the dough hook attachment of an electric mixer. Gradually add the remaining flour while continuing to mix. When dough is not sticky, turn out on a lightly floured surface. Knead for several minutes, until the dough is soft and smooth. Place in a greased bowl, and turn once. Allow to rise until doubled in size.
• Punch down the dough. Divide, and shape into 2 loaves. Place in two well greased 8 x 4 inch bread pans. Allow to rise until dough has risen one inch above pans.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Loaves are done when nicely brown and hollow sounding when thumped.