Chocolate Almond Bread

Baked Goods, Bread

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Ingredients

1 cup warm water

1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

2 Tablespoon raw sugar

3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 cup almond butter

2 teaspoons salt, to taste (omit if the almond butter is salted)

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the warm water, yeast and raw sugar. Let the mixture proof for 5 minutes. It should be bubbly and frothy at the 5 minute mark - if not, you need new yeast.

Stir in the almond butter.

Slowly add in the cocoa powder and flour, 1/2 cup at a time.

You may need to use your hands to knead in the last of the flour - but don't force it if the last 1/2 cup or so isn't incorporating.

Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel (or plastic wrap then a towel) and place in a warm spot in your kitchen to rise.

Let rise for 1 hour.

When the bread has risen, punch down and knead well, then incorporate the chocolate chips.

Form the dough into a loaf shape on your baking stone, and then cover and let rise again for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 450F

Bake the bread for 25-35 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, rotating halfway through if your oven has hot spots.

Salted caramel butter:
Whip 1 Tablespoon of caramel ice cream topping (or butterscotch topping) into 1/4 cup salted butter. Add additional flaked salt as needed.

Notes

To make the salted caramel butter, simply whip 1 Tablespoon of caramel ice cream topping (or butterscotch topping) into 1/4 cup salted butter. Add additional flaked salt as needed.