CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY BREAD MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Chocolate-Strawberry Bread Mediterranean Style image

This bread also includes dates and pistachios, which is why I called it Mediterranean style. All the flavors are there and seem to compliment each other making a mild tasting bread.

Provided by Trisha W

Categories Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped coarsely
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup pistachio nut, chopped finely
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup dates, chopped
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, melted

Steps:

Add 1/8 C of the sugar to the strawberries and let stand while combining other ingredients.
Beat the remaining sugar, eggs, oil, and yogurt together.
Stir in the pistachio nuts - I ground mine almost to a powder in the food processor.
Sift together the flour, soda, salt and cinnamon and stir into the sugar mixture.
Stir in the vanilla, dates and the standing strawberries with any juice.
Lastly, stir in the melted chocolate.
Pour the mixture into a loaf pan sprayed with non-stick spray.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2796.5, Fat 82.8, SaturatedFat 13.5, Cholesterol 431, Sodium 1386.9, Carbohydrate 485.2, Fiber 19.5, Sugar 319.7, Protein 43.6