chocolate applesauce bread
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I've searched for a good chocolate bread recipe for a long time and finally was given this one by a friend. I hope you like it as much as I do. I think the applesauce is the key ingredient.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
45 Min
Ingredients For chocolate applesauce bread
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1/2 c(1 stick) butter, at room temperature
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1 1/3 csugar
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2eggs
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1 1/2 cunsweetened applesauce
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3 call purpose flour
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1/4 cunsweetened cocoa powder
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1 3/4 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspground cinnamon
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1/8 tspground nutmeg
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2/3 cmilk chocolate chips
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1/2 cdry-roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped
- GARNISH:
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1 tspconfectioners' sugar
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1 tspunsweetened cocoa powder
How To Make chocolate applesauce bread
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1Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat nonstick loaf pan (11-1/2 by 5-1/2 by 3 inches) or 2 loaf pans (8-1/2 by 4-1/2 by 2-3/8 inches) with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. Note: Picture shows bread made in a mold type bread pan available through cake decorating supply shops.
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2Beat butter and sugar on medium speed in large bowl until smooth and fluffy, 2 minutes. Add eggs; beat 1 minute. Beat in applesauce (mixture will look curdled).
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3Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in large bowl. Make well in center. Add applesauce mixture, chocolate chips and peanuts to well; stir into flour mixture until just combined and flour mixture is evenly moistened. Spoon mixture into prepared pan(s).
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4Bake in 350 degrees oven 60 to 65 minutes, until toothpick tests clean. Let cool in pan(s) 15 minutes. Turn out onto rack; let cool completely. Garnish: Mix sugar and cocoa and dust bread with this mixture.
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