Triple Chocolate Bread

2 cups flour or 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 GF flour or 2 cups of your favorite GF flour blend + 1½ tsp xanthan gum

1 tbsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup sugar

1 egg, slightly beaten

1¼ cup milk

½ cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup white chocolate baking chips

1/3 cup dark chocolate baking chips

1/3 cup milk chocolate baking chips

Prep 2 – 7¾ x 4 or 3 – 3¼ x 5 ¾ inch loaf (bread) pans. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper or parchment paper, remove, spray entire pan with GF baking spray. Then place cut paper in bottom of pan, gently rubbing to coat with baking spray, turn over paper. (See my blog post “A guide to preparing pans for quick (dessert) bread”)

In large bowl, whisk together flour, xanthan gum (if using), baking powder & salt. Gently whisk in cocoa powder. Whisk in sugar. Make a well in the center & set aside.

In medium bowl beat egg (I use a whisk). Add milk & oil, combine completely.

Pour egg mixture into well in flour mixture. Stir just until mixture is combined & moist. It will be a little lumpy.

Fold in white, dark & milk chocolate chips.

Spoon batter into prepared baking pans.

Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean.

Remove pans & cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.

Gently loosen bread from pan with table knife, then turn over onto wire rack. Remove paper from bottom & turn right side up to finish cooling.

Loaf on top is 3x5 inch pan. Loaf on bottom is 7x4 inch pan.

Wrap & store overnight at room temperature before serving.

Serving suggestions (any one or combination – make it your own!)

Dollop of whipped cream

Drizzle of chocolate ice cream topping or melted chocolate

Light dusting of cocoa

Light dusting of powdered sugar

Vanilla ice cream

Fresh Strawberries

Notes:

This recipe is adapted from midwestliving.com/recipe/triple-chocolate-bread. Thanks Midwestliving!

The original recipe suggested a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. I found that it did not bake evenly – the outsides were done, but the inside was still raw. Using smaller pans solved the problem!