Chocolate Marble Bread Recipe

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My mother made this bread many Sundays for breakfast— and, if I was lucky, there'd be some left to savor Monday and Tuesday mornings as well! Just a whiff of this beautiful bread baking brings back treasured memories.

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Chocolate Marble Bread Recipe

Prep: 45 min. + rising Bake: 40 min.

Yield: 20 Servings

45 40 85

Ingredients

7 to 7-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1/4 cup baking cocoa
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat milk and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Add eggs, beat on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on high for 3 minutes. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Divide dough into thirds. Knead cocoa into one-third of the dough (this may take 5-6 minutes). Shape into a ball. Shape remaining two-thirds dough into one ball. Place each ball in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface.; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll white dough into a 20-in. x 10-in. rectangle; repeat with chocolate dough. Place chocolate layer on top of white layer.
Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; press edges to seal seam. Cut into 20 slices; place in a greased 10-in. tube pan in about three layers. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30-40 minutes.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan immediately; cool on a wire rack. For glaze, combine sugar and milk; drizzle over bread. Sprinkle with walnuts. Yield: 1 loaf.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 258 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 161 mg sodium, 47 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Marble Bread in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1997, p11