Breads
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups Dutch process cocoa
2 tsp double acting baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly butter and flour
a 9 by 5 by 3 inch pan
and set aside.
Sift together the flour, cocoa,
baking powder, baking soda
and salt; set aside.
Beat butter and sugar together
until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs, one at a time,
beating about
1 minute after each addition.
Add the sifted ingredients
alternately
with the sour cream
and chocolate chunks,
beginning and ending
with the dry ingredients.
(The batter will be quite thick.)
Turn the batter into
the prepared loaf pan and
bake 1 hour to
1 hour and 15 minutes.
To test,
stick a toothpick in the center;
bread is ready when
toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool in pan 15 minutes
and remove.
Makes one loaf.
