Double Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread

Submitted by: Friendship Bread Kitchen
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“Chocolate heaven, pure and simple!”

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 16
Yield: 2 loaves

Recipe at a Glance

• substitute chocolate pudding instead of vanilla
• add 1/4 cup cocoa
• add 1 cup chocolate chips
• omit cinnamon

Ingredients

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa
2 small boxes instant chocolate pudding
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed.
3. Grease two large loaf pans.
4. Dust the greased pans with a mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cocoa.
5. Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining sugar-cocoa mixture on the top.
6. Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
7. ENJOY!

Kitchen Notes

Experiment with different brands of cocoa should you choose to dust the sides and top with a sugar-cocoa mixture. We’ve noticed that some leave a sticky (albeit delicious!) chocolate-cocoa residue which can make a mess when eating with your fingers.

From Tamara Jessee: “Try the Death By Chocolate variation and use 2 boxes instant chocolate fudge pudding, 1/4 cup Hershey Chocolate syrup instead of the cocoa powder. Coat the chocolate chips in flour to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan. This is a very rich bread like a dessert!”

From Ginny Lantz: “Try the Chocolate Fudge variation by replacing the 1 cup of oil for 1 cup of butter and increase the cocoa to 1/2 cup. A mixture of black cocoa and alkalized cocoa adds richness.”

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