Chocolate and Sour Cherry Bread
Chocolate and Sour Cherry Bread
An incredibly luxurious bread that will be eaten in one sitting. IF there is any left, use it to make extra-rich bread and butter pudding. This is definitely not a bread to count calories with!
Ingrediënten
- 500 g strong white flour plus extra for dusting
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 30 ml olive oil
- 15 g yeast
- water warm to mix
- 160 g tin black cherries drained
- 200 g packet chocolate chips
Instructies
- Put the flour into a bowl with the salt, olive oil and yeast.
- Slowly add the warm water and mix by hand until the dough is pliable.
- Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4–7 minutes.
- Put the dough back in the bowl and leave to rest for 1 hour.
- Line a baking tray.
- Divide the dough into two pieces and add half the cherries to each one.
- (You may need to add a little more flour if the mix becomes too sloppy.
- ) Now add half the chocolate chips to each dough.
- Mix well, adding a little flour if the dough becomes too soft.
- Shape the dough into 2 balls and flatten to about 5 cm/2 inches high.
- Dust heavily with flour and score diagonal lines across the top to form diamond shapes.
- Place on the baking tray and leave the dough to rest for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.
- Bake the bread for 20–25 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
