Buttermilk Chocolate Bread
Yield
1 loafPrep
15 minCook
50 minReady
1 hrsTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | cup |
chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
melted |
*
|
| 2 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
pecans
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
maraschino cherries
chopped |
*
|
| Glaze | |||
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
cream
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
maraschino cherries
chopped |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 118 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 118 | ml |
chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
melted |
*
|
| 532 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
maraschino cherries
chopped |
*
|
| Glaze | |||
| 23 | ml |
cream
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
maraschino cherries
chopped |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
Directions
Beat together first 5 ingredients until blended.
Beat in melted chocolate.
Combine and add next 4 ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
Do not overmix. Stir in pecans and cherries. Divide batter between 3 greased and lightly floured mini-loaf foil pans, place pans on a cookie sheet, and bake in a 325℉ (160℃). oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
Allow to cool for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack.
When cool, drizzle tops with Creamy Cherry Glaze.
