Colombian Chocolate Cinnamon Bread Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together into a bowl. Whisk buttermilk, water, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.
• Combine butter and sugar in a third, large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until egg is completely incorporated. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk mixture, beating batter briefly after each addition until just blended. Divide batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

COLOMBIAN HOLIDAY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
• In another bowl combine flour, corn meal, salt, cornstarch and baking powder.
• Add dry ingredients and eggs to butter mixture, alternating 1/2 cup flour then 2 eggs, etc., mixing well with each addition until smooth and creamy.
• Mix in lemon juice (or rum) and raisins.
• Grease 2 (9 x 13-inch) pans or 1 (9 x 13-inch) and 2 (8 x 8-inch) square pans.
• Pour batter into pans about 2/3 full. Bake at 325° for 60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE CINNAMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease two 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans and line bottom of pans with parchment paper.
• Chocolate Batter: in bowl of electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar with paddle attachment on medium speed, until light and creamy about 5 minutes.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating until each egg is completely incorporated before adding the next and scraping down sides of bowl several times.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, water and vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture to butter, beginning and ending with flour and beating just until blended.
• Divide batter between the two pans, shake pans to even tops and set aside.
• Cocoa Spice Sugar Crust: in another small bowl, whisk together sugar, cinnamon, cocoa, ginger and cloves.
• Sprinkle surfaces of both batters with decorating sugar.
• Sprinkle with cocoa sugar mixture, dividing evenly.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Let cool completely, run thin knife around sides to release breads and remove from pans.

CINNAMON-CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, coat the inside of a large bowl with cooking spray.
• Add warm milk, melted butter, egg, and salt to yeast mixture; whisk for 1 minute. Gradually stir in flour until dough is no longer sticky.
• Knead dough by hand on a lightly floured surface or in a stand mixer fitted with a bread hook for 10 minutes. Transfer to the prepared bowl and turn until dough is covered in cooking spray. Cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Mix together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
• Remove dough from the bowl. Punch it and fold in the sides. Flatten dough with a rolling pin into a 9x18-inch rectangle. Brush on melted butter and sprinkle with all but 3 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar mixture. Sprinkle with chopped chocolate. Roll dough carefully, starting at the short end, and pinch closed at the seam. Place seam-side down in the prepared loaf pan. Cover the pan and set in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Brush beaten egg on top of dough and sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Carefully tip loaf out of pan onto a work surface and let it cool on a wire rack.