Chocolate Challah

Name: Chocolate Challah
Cuisine: Israel
Ingredients: 1¾ teaspoons SAF yeast or 2¼ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 1½ teaspoons salt; ¼ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; ½ cup sugar; 1¼ cups water; ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips; ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1¾ teaspoons SAF yeast or 2¼ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk; 1 cup water; 3 cups bread flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk; 2 teaspoons SAF yeast or 2½ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 2 teaspoons SAF yeast or 2½ teaspoons bread machine yeast; ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips; ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips; 2 large eggs; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 4 cups bread flour; ⅔ cup sugar; ⅓ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon gluten; 2 teaspoons salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook

By Beth Hensperger

Published 2000

About

Challah is a traditional Jewish egg bread, often described as more of a cake than a bread, that adapts well to the addition of chocolate, both in the dough and with chips added to create pockets of melted chocolate. This version is completely unconventional, but delightful nonetheless. Serve it with whipped cream cheese for brunch.

Ingredients

1½-Pound Loaf

1 cup water
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons<

Asia
Israel
Jewish
Brunch
Bread
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Place the ingredients, except the chocolate chips, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s instructions. Set crust on medium and program for the Basic or Sweet Bread cycle; press Start. (This recipe is not suitable for use with the Delay Timer.) At the beep, add the chocolate chips.
When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from t