Description
For chocolate lovers! This is a great bread – moist and rich. My mom served it at my bridal shower, and I now love making it for friends at the holidays.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped dates
- ¾ cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup margarine
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- 1 egg
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Place dates in a small bowl with boiling water and baking soda. Let stand until cooled. Melt chocolate chips with margarine in a bowl over a pan of simmering water
- or in the microwave. Stir frequently until smooth.
- In a medium bowl
- beat egg and stir in sugar
- salt and vanilla. Stir in the melted chocolate and date mixtures. Combine the flour and baking powder
- and stir into the date mixture until just blended. Scrape into a greased 9×5 inch loaf pan. Let stand for 20 minutes while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven
- until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Wrap in aluminum foil
- and refrigerate overnight
- as the loaf will cut better on the second day.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 12