Thursday, June 29, 2006

Rope Chocolate Bread



Ingredients for Chocolate Bread:

150 gm. Bread flour (High Protein Flour)
1/2 tsp. Bread Improver
5 gm. Bread Softener
10 gm. Milk Powder
3 gm. Instant Yeast
30 gm. castor sugar
1/4 tsp. Chocolate emulco
10 gm. Margarine
10 gm. Shortening
1/2 no. egg
25 ml. UHT milk
45 ml. water
10 gm. cocoa powder

Ingredients for White Bread:

150 gm. Bread flour
1/2 tsp. Bread Improver
5 gm. Bread Softener
10 gm. milk powder
3 gm. Instant yeast
30 gm. Castor sugar
10 gm. Margarine
10 gm. Shortening
1/2 no. egg
25 ml. milk
45 ml. water

Method:

The chocolate and white bread has the same method:

(1) Mix the bread flour, improver, softener, milk powder, instant yeast and cocoa powder together.

(2) Stir water, milk and castor sugar together.

(3) Mix (1) the flour mixture for about 1 min. Then pour in no. (2) - liquid gradually into the beating flour mixture . Beat for 10 mins then add in the margarine and shortening and beat for another 5 mins. Beat until a soft dough forms and rest for 30 mins.

(4) Roll the dough into long ropes and then twist both ropes together into a twisted rope. Coil together into a circle and place onto a tray.

(5) Let it rest for 45 mins until double size.

(6) Glaze with beaten egg and bake at 180C for 15 - 20 mins.

Note: This recipe yields 1 big loaf but if you prefer, you can divide into 6 portions and make into small twisted rope buns.

6 comments:

Edith said...

Such great news for me to see that you started a blog. Keep them coming. I love it.

Little Corner of Mine said...

This give me the idea of making chocolate buns. Yummy!

Anonymous said...

You must be a domestic goddess, how lucky of those who get to sample your cake...Thanks for sharing. Just want to find out what is 1/2no.egg?Thanks

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi,

1/2 no. of egg means half of an egg (about 30 to 33 gm. of beaten egg).

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty, Thanks for all your wonderful recipes so kind to share...Just wanted to as if the egg goes into the dough mixture? And when do i add choc emulco Thank you.

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi,

yes the egg has to be added into the dough and the choc emulco added into half portion of the dough.

rgds