CHOCOLATE CHIP ALMOND BREAD

Chocolate Chip Almond Bread image

This is a very easy way to make a good dessert or snack bread.

Provided by Lavania Cook

Time 3h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 ½ teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons margarine
3 cups bread flour
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
⅓ cup blanched slivered almonds
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
½ cup butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Steps:

Add the milk, salt, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, flour, sugar and yeast into your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Basic or rapid setting. Press start. When the display reads 0:00, or the second kneading is about to start, press stop and remove the bread.
Add the chocolate chips, almonds, cocoa powder, and almond extract to the dough. Return to the bread machine and finish the cycle. Serve warm with Orange Butter.
To make Orange Butter: Combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and the zest of a small orange in a food processor until blended.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.9 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 22 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 375.9 mg, Sugar 17.8 g