Chocolate—Chocolate Chip Bread Kit:
Mix Recipe
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Easy: Easy mix, readied with few ingredients. Makes a great gift.
This appealing bread mix looks like the layered sand art creations of the 1970s and is reminiscent of the bars-in-jars cookie mixes found in some gourmet shops. It makes a great gift from the kitchen, especially for bread fans who also love chocolate.
Yield: 1 quart of mix, yielding 1 large loaf
2½ cups (12.5 ounces) unbleached white bread flour or all-purpose white flour, divided
¼ cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for garnish
3½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon table salt
1½ cups (about 9 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
1 packet instant, fast-rising, or bread machine yeast
Set out a completely dry clear glass or transparent plastic 1-quart or 1-liter jar, along with its lid. Set out a square of heavy-duty aluminum foil to use as a funnel. (Or use a funnel, if you have one.)
Place 2¼ cups (11.25 ounces) of the flour on the foil, then use it as a funnel to add the flour to the jar. Rap the jar on the counter to even the layer. In a food processor, combine the remaining ¼ cup flour (1.25 ounces), ¼ cup of the sugar, the cocoa powder, salt, and ½ cup chocolate morsels. Process until the chocolate morsels are ground to a powder, about 2 minutes. Turn out onto the foil and add to the jar. Rap the jar to even the layer. Add the remaining 1 cup chocolate morsels to the jar in an even layer. Put the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in a small plastic bag and close tightly. Push the bag of sugar and the yeast packet into the neck of the jar. If it will be shipped, stuff any empty space in the top with crumpled wax paper. Attach a sheet or card with the instructions for making the bread to the jar.
StorageThe unopened mix will keep for up to 1½ months unrefrigerated, 3 months refrigerated.
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