I tried a new recipe the other day. I love nut breads! The person who invented nut bread must have been a tea drinker because I’ve yet to find a nut bread that doesn’t go well with a nice hot cuppa tea!

I printed off the recipe, and started to mix it up. As I was looking for the chocolate chips in the cupboard, I ran across a package of dried cranberries. They sounded good to me, so I added about half or three-quarters of a cup to the dough.

If this turns out as well as I hope, I’ll be making some for the holidays!

Chocolate Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) Nestle© Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Preparation

1. PREHEAT oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Grease two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
2. COMBINE flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Combine eggs, milk and vegetable oil in medium bowl. Add to flour mixture; mix just until moistened. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spoon into prepared loaf pans.
3. BAKE for 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool on wire racks.

 

Serves Makes 24 slices/ 12 slices per loaf

Notes, Tips & Suggestions

Tip: If you are looking for even more chocolate flavor, try drizzling the cooled loaves with chocolate! Microwave 1/2 cup semi-sweet morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag on HIGH (100%) power for 45 seconds; knead bag to mix. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut a small hole in corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over bread.

Source Nestlé

Nutrition Information per serving:

Calories:	280		Total Fat:	15g
Cholesterol:	20mg		Protien:	5g
Carbohydrates:	33g		Sodium:	290mg

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