Peppermint Chocolate Quick Bread

• FOR THE QUICK BREAD:
• 1-1/2 cup Flour
• 1/2 cups Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 1/2 cups Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
• 1/2 cups Chocolate Chips, Tossed In 1 Tablespoon Flour
• FOR THE TOPPING:
• 1/3 cups White Chocolate Chips
• 8 Peppermint Candies

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Mix together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk, oil, sugar, and peppermint extract. Mix together the dry and wet ingredients.
3. Toss the chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of flour and fold into the batter.
4. Spray the bottoms and corners only of a 9x5 loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour batter into prepared pan.
5. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Let cool slightly and then remove from pan and let cool completely on a cooling rack.
6. For the topping, melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave at 30-second intervals until smooth. Drizzle over the bread and top with the crushed peppermint candies.
7. Eat!

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/peppermint-chocolate-quick-bread/ (may not work)