Moms Chocolate Bread Food

MOM'S BANANA BREAD WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Mix together the vanilla, eggs and orange juice in a measuring cup or small bowl. Cream the sugar and butter in a medium bowl until pale yellow and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add in the egg mixture and beat until creamy. Mix in the bananas until smooth. Pour the flour in 2 batches into the batter and mix on low speed until incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips with a wooden spoon. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake 1 hour, covering lightly with foil if the top gets too brown. Cool, remove from the pan and slice. Serve dusted with the confectioners' sugar.

MOM'S CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. For streusel, in a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons sugar and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve half of the streusel for topping. Stir cinnamon and remaining sugar into remaining streusel., Unroll crescent dough into one long rectangle; press perforations to seal. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and cinnamon mixture. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Fold roll in half lengthwise; transfer to a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Brush with butter; sprinkle with reserved streusel., Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

MOM'S DELICIOUS HOMEMADE BREAD

Steps:

• Combine warm water, yeast, oil and honey in a large bowl, let sit for 5 minutes then add the salt and egg. Stir all together.
• Add the flour one cup at a time, stirring together after each cup. Around the 5th cup your dough will begin to come together pulling away from the sides of the bowl and forming a ball.
• Empty the dough onto a clean, floured surface and begin kneading the dough adding a little more flour as it becomes sticky. It should be slightly sticky. Knead for 3-5 minutes until smooth, firm and elastic.
• Set aside to rise until double.
• Divide dough into 2 loaves or 1 loaf and 12 rolls or all rolls if you like. Place in well greased loaf pan or rolls on a greased cookie sheet.
• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Set aside to rise until almost double once more.
• Bake loaves for 25-30 minutes, or rolls for 15 minutes. They should be golden brown on top and bottom when done.

MOM'S CHOCOLATE GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients in a heavy saucepan with a whisk. Using a whisk blends everything better than a spoon. Stir in the milk.
• Cook over medium heat stirring constantly. Remove the pot when the mixture is thick like pudding.
• Add the butter. Stir in until completely melted. Serve over biscuits with a teaspoon of butter dolloped on top.

MOM'S HAZELNUT & CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Microwave butter and chocolate chips until melted, 30-45 seconds; stir until smooth. Cool. In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine bread cubes and hazelnuts. In a large bowl, combine next 7 ingredients, mixing well. Add chocolate mixture to bowl; whisk until smooth., Pour egg mixture over bread and hazelnuts, gently pressing bread cubes to help them absorb liquid. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm, dolloped with whipped cream if desired.

MOM'S HAZELNUT SPECIAL

Steps:

• Follow the directions for your bread machine, but do not reserve the nuts for later: add them at the beginning for better flavor.

MOM'S CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 2 9x5 loaf pans. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add bananas and eggs beating until well blended. Beat in vanilla. Add dry ingredients to banana mixture and blend well. Stir in chocolate chips. Don't over mix.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown and cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Set pans on rack to cool for 15 minutes. Then turn out of pans to cool completely. Eat frozen for added enjoyment.