Meal Type: Dessert

Prep Time: 60 min.

Cooking Time: 50 min.

Total Time: 1 hours and 50 min.

Cook Method: Oven

Difficulty: Easy

Cuisine: American

     Serving Size: 8 2 4 8 16 32 - Change

Submitted By: Ben S. - See All My Recipes

Date Added: February 03, 2010

1. Scald milk and remove from heat.

2. Add butter, stirring until it melts.

3. Add 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla.

4. Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup tepid water mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar.

5. After yeast is good and frothy, add it to cooled milk mixture. Stir in beaten eggs.

6. Measure flour and cocoa into a large bowl. Add nuts, if desired.

7. Add milk-and-egg mixture and stir vigorously.

8. Turn out onto a floured board.

9. Knead dough for 5 minutes, adding more flour if necessary.

10. Place into greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 1/2 hours.

11. Punch down and let rise again. Knead dough 10 times.

12. Shape, place in 9 x 5 pan and allow to rise another 30 minutes. Put sugar on top of the loaf.

13. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 30 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Cool 10 minutes in pan.

14. Serve with Vanilla Butter. To prepare butter, cream together alb ingredients until smooth and fluffy.

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