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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Chocolate Swirl Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast, quick rise
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (6 ounce) package english toffee bits (1 cup) or 4 finely chopped heath candy bars (1 cup)
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

  • 1 in a large mixing bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of the flour to yeast.
  • 2 in a sauce pan heat and stir the milk, sugar, butter and salt until warm (120 to 130) and butter almost melts. add to flour mixture; mix well. add eggs.
  • 3 beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. beat on high for 3 minute.
  • 4 using spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
  • 5 turn out onto a lightly floured surface. knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic (3 to 5 min).
  • 6 divide dough into 2 equal portions. roll out both portions of dough separately to form two 14x10-inch rectangles.
  • 7 reserve 2 tablespoons of the heath bits. sprinkle remaining over dough rectangles.
  • 8 starting from short side, roll up each one. seal seams and edges. line a baking sheet with foil, grease the foil. transfer loaves to prepared baking sheet. cover let rise until nearly double (25 to 30 min.).
  • 9 bake at 375 for about 20 minute or until done. remove to wire racks to cool.
  • 10 for icing; combine powdered sugar, water and vanilla. spread over cooled loaves and sprinkle with reserved heath bits.

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