Chocolate Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9x5x3” loaf pan.
• 3 combine all dry ingredients (except sugar) and set aside.
• 4 stir togethe the egg, butter, milk, sugar, and vanilla.
• 5 add dry ingredients and stir until evenly moistened.
• 6 fold in pecans (i like to toast the pecans on a cookie sheet in the oven before i start).
• 7 pour batter into the greased loaf pan.
• 8 smooth out the top.
• 9 bake for 45-50 minutes.
• 10 let bread sit in pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.
• 11 remove from pan and let cool completely.