skye's chocolate chip bread (makes 2 loaves)

Name: skye's chocolate chip bread (makes 2 loaves)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 packages active dry yeast (1/4 oz); 3 cup bread flour; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp white sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; 4 tbsp softened butter or margarine; 1 egg, beaten; 1 cup warm milk (regular, 2%, skim, almond...they all work); 1/4 cup warm water.. heated to about 100 degrees F; 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

His girl skye @cook_2829098

my family totally LOVES this bread... especially when we use it to make french toast. yumminess no matter how you choose to serve it.

His girl skye @cook_2829098

my family totally LOVES this bread... especially when we use it to make french toast. yumminess no matter how you choose to serve it.

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Ingredients

1 packagesactive dry yeast (1/4 oz)
3 cupbread flour
2 tbspbrown sugar
2 tbspwhite sugar
1 tspsalt
1 tspcinnamon
4 tbspsoftened butter or margarine
1egg, beaten
1 cupwarm milk (regular, 2%, skim, almond...they all work)
1/4 cupwarm water.. heated to about 100 degrees F
1 cupmini semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Steps

1

mix warm water & both sugars and stir til desolved. stir in yeast and let sit for 10 minutes. (enjoy watching the yeast burst to life and grow)
2

add warm milk, butter, egg, salt and cinnamon and mix well
3

add in about 75% of flour. stir to incorporate and then let sit and rest for 15 - 20 minutes
4

slowly add in remaining flour and chocolate chips
5

turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. .. about 10 minutes
6

move to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and towel and place in a warm spot to rise until doubled. .. about 1 - 2 hours
7

punch dough down and divide in half. form each half into a loaf shape and place into lightly greased loaf pans
8

cover lightly and allow to rise again til doubled. ... about 45 minutes. while loaves are rising. .. preheat oven to 350°F
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bake for 35 - 45 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped lightly. remove from oven and allow to cool completely on wire rack
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enjoy plain, with butter or jam... you can even toast it
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or... (and this way is totally yummy and my favorite)... after a few days, cut nice thick slices and use this bread to make decadent french toast and top it with fresh fruit