Chocolate bread with cardamom

preparation

Preparation

1. Heat the milk until it is just warm to the touch. Pour into a mixing bowl and stir in the yeast.

For the filling:

2. Add the other ingredients and knead the dough for about 5 min., or until it is elastic. Use an electric mixer if you have one.

3. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for approx. 40 min.

4. In the meantime, finely chop the chocolate and melt it over a water bath, or microwave it for approx. 1 min. Add the butter and stir until the butter is melted.

5. Add the icing sugar and cocoa and stir until smooth.

6. Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and knead thoroughly. Roll the dough into a rectangle (approx. 30 x 50 cm).

7. Spread the filling on the dough and roll up the dough lengthwise. Cut the roll in half and twist the two rolls together (more about this in the tip). Fold the ends under the loaf and place it in a rectangular bread tin (approx. 1½ litres).

8. Cover the tin and let the bread rise for another 30 minutes or so.

9. Brush the bread with milk and bake in the middle of the oven for approx. 20 min. at 200°C (conventional oven).

10. Remove the bread from the tin and let it cool on a rack. Decorate with sifted icing sugar.

Baking time:

Approx. 20 min. at 200°C – conventional oven.