Chocolate Bread & Pumpkin Butter Spread
Measurements:
(Recipe in grams below!)
Dough
5 tbsp butter
1 & 1/4 cup of chocolate milk (dairy or non-dairy)
1 tsp instant yeast
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup black cocoa powder
3 cups All-Purpose Flour
Pumpkin Spice Whipped Butter
1/2 cup butter (browned)
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp pumpkin spice
Why measure in grams?
If you ask any bakery how they measure, most will say they measure in grams. Measuring by weight is more reliable for desserts because some recipes don’t specify if you should pack your ingredients and do not take into account how different people measure their ingredients.
A common mistake people make in measuring ingredients is when measuring brown sugar. Brown sugar is clumpier than normal sugar because it is mixed with molasses. 100 grams of white sugar is equivalent to 100 grams of packed brown sugar—though most people don’t pack their brown sugar the same way, so you will most likely not get the same measurement unless using a scale.
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Measurements In Grams:
Dough
70 grams butter
280 grams of chocolate milk (dairy or non-dairy)
4 grams instant yeast
2 grams salt
100 grams granulated sugar
80 grams black cocoa powder
350 grams All-Purpose Flour
Pumpkin Spice Whipped Butter
113 grams butter (browned)
12 grams brown sugar
2 grams pumpkin spice
Kitchen Equipment
Stand mixer & bread pan or bread maker
measuring cups/kitchen scale
Instructions:
Step 1
Mix together your chocolate milk, flour, yeast, cocoa powder, salt, sugar, and butter in a stand mixer or add to your bread maker.
Step 2
Mix until combined and then let it rest for an hour.
Step 3
Kneed your dough for 5-8 minutes and then let it rest again for 45 minutes.
Step 4
Once rested, add to a greased bread pan and bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes.
Step 5
While dough is baking, brown your butter by swirling it around on a pan at medium heat for 8-10 minutes until it turns a golden-brown color.
Step 6
Fill a big bowl with ice water and place a smaller bowl in the ice water. Pour browned butter into smaller bowl and mix in brown sugar and pumpkin spice with a whisk.
Whisk butter for 8-10 minutes while it cools (it should whip up into a nice fluffy consistency).
Step 7
Once bread is done, let it cool for 15-20 minutes.
Step 8
Slice chocolate bread and enjoy it fresh with your pumpkin spice butter! (This can be stored in an airtight container/bag at room temperature, or in the fridge to last longer.)