- 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- 3 cups bread flour
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup blanched slivered almonds
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- Add the milk, salt, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, flour, sugar and yeast into your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Basic or rapid setting. Press start. When the display reads 0:00, or the second kneading is about to start, press stop and remove the bread.
- Add the chocolate chips, almonds, cocoa powder, and almond extract to the dough. Return to the bread machine and finish the cycle. Serve warm with Orange Butter.
- To make Orange Butter: Combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and the zest of a small orange in a food processor until blended.