Chocolate chip loaf using Zojirushi

Chocolate chip loaf using Zojirushi 

Recipe adapt from Zoji Manual book

(Yield 450g of bread loaf)

Setting: Basic Bread - Regular Variations

Things needed:

• 2/3 cup of water
• 1 & 3/4 cups of bread flour
• 0.5 tablespoon of unsweetened Cocoa powder
• 1.5 tablespoon of sugar
• 1.5 tablespoon of milk powder
• 0.5 teaspoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 teaspoon of active dry yeast ( I used instant yeast)

When Beep sound add:

• 1/4 cup of chocolate chip

Steps for using Zoji Bread maker:

1. Pour in the water into the bread pan first
2. Add in the bread flour.
3. Add in the unsweetened Cocoa powder, Sugar, milk powder, Salt & Butter at the side of the pan.
4. Last to add in the yeast. Please be careful, create a small burrow and allow the yeast to sit in. Do not let the yeast contact with the water.
5. Start the Basic Bread - Regular Variations. Remember to add in the chocolate chip after the 1st beep sound and let the machine to finish the job for u. 

You will get a very nice chocolate chip loaf from your bread maker after 3hrs 40mins.

If you don't own a bread maker, you can try this recipe too. 

Steps for non bread maker user:

• You can use a mixer / hand to knead your dough.
• In the mixing bowl, add in the bread flour, unsweetened Cocoa powder, Sugar, milk powder, Salt, yeast & water.
• Start kneading everything for 5mins and add in butter. Continue to knead for 5mins and add in the chocolate chip. Continue to knead for 10-15mins or till the dough reach the "window pane" stage.
• Cover the dough using a cling wrap of a cloth and let it proof for 60mins or till it doubled it size.
• After 1st proofing, remove the dough and place it on a lightly flour surface. Knead the dough and roll out into a large rectangle and roll it up to fit your bread pan.
• Cover the bread dough in ur bread pan using a cling wrap and let it proof for another 60mins or till it doubled it size.
• Preheat your oven to 180C, bake the bread for 35mins or till it's top turned brown.

TAGlicious note:

** Slice the bread when it had cooled.

** Alway slice up the bread with a bread knife.

We got a very soft and chocolaty bread slice for tea break that day.  

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