Thursday, April 3, 2008

Double Chocolate Swirl Bread

This is a Pampered Chef recipe that I've never made but have always wanted to. It looks SO good, and I would love to make it around Christmastime. If anyone makes it, please post a comment about how it tastes.

½ cup sliced almonds, chopped
1 cup white chocolate chips, chopped
2 packages (11 ounces each) refrigerated French bread dough
1 egg white
1 TBS. water
¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, grated, divided

Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly spray mini loaf pan (this recipe makes 4 mini loaves). Unroll one package of dough on lightly floured surface. Lightly beat egg white and water in small bowl and brush dough with mixture. Grate half of the semi-sweet chocolate chips over dough. Sprinkle with half of the almonds and white chocolate chips.

Unroll remaining package of dough directly over first dough layer, matching edges and pressing lightly to seal. Brush dough lightly with egg white mixture. Grate remaining semi-sweet chocolate chips over dough. Sprinkle with remaining white chocolate chips and almonds; press lightly.

Starting at narrow edge, roll dough up tightly; pinch edge to seal. Slice roll into four equal portions; place seam side down in pan. Make deep cut down the length of each loaf without cutting through ends. Brush loaves with remaining egg white mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes. Remove loaves from pan; cool completely. For chocolate drizzle, place ½ cup chocolate chips and 1 tsp. vegetable oil in microwave-safe bowl and microwave uncovered for 30-40 seconds or until chocolate is melted and smooth. Drizzle over loaves and sprinkle with additional almonds or chocolate chips if desired.

1 comment:

Susannah said...

I'm perusing your older posts, and I've had this bread-never made it. BUT it is DELICIOUS! I would recommend making it, but I would probably swap out with homemade bread dough b/c I don't really like the packaged stuff.