Chocolate-Cherry Breakfast Bread
- 1 0.25-oz. pkg. yeast
- 13 cup plus 1 Tbs. sugar
- 2 13 cups all-purpose or bread flour
- 13 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
- 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped, or 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen pitted cherries, drained, or 1 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped
- Dissolve yeast and 1 Tbs.
- sugar in 1 cup warm water.
- Let stand 5 minutes, or until water is cloudy and smells yeasty.
- Sift remaining sugar, flour, cocoa and salt in large mixing bowl.
- Add water and yeast to flour mixture, and stir with wooden spoon or spatula until smooth dough forms.
- Fold in butter.
- Transfer dough to well-floured work surface, and knead 7 to 10 minutes, or process 3 minutes in food processor, or until dough is smooth and elastic and no longer sticks to your hands.
- Pat dough into 10-inch square.
- Place chocolate pieces and cherries in center of square, then fold in sides like an envelope.
- Press edges to seal.
- Gently knead dough 10 to 12 times, or until chocolate and cherries are evenly distributed throughout.
- Transfer to oiled bowl, cover with clean dishtowel, and let rise 1 1/2 hours in warm place.
- Punch down dough.
- Cover and store in refrigerator overnight, if desired, or place on well-floured work surface.
- Roll into thick log, then cut log into 16 equal rounds.
- Roll each round into a tight ball, and place on baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Set baking sheet in warm place, and let rolls rise 30 to 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Bake rolls 20 to 25 minutes, or until tops appear dry and centers spring back when touched.
- Cool 15 minutes before serving.
yeast, sugar, bread flour, cocoa, salt, unsalted butter, semisweet chocolate, cherries
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/chocolate-cherry-breakfast-bread/ (may not work)