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!
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
