Double Chocolate Milk Loaf (Breadmaker Recipe)

Some of my most viral recipes include that for Bread Maker machines, or Bread Machines, and it’s been a while since I last had one! Behind my posting schedule, I am still regularly making breads through my handy Bread Maker machine and one of this includes my Double Chocolate Milk Loaf Bread Machine recipe.

The distinctive part about this Double Chocolate Milk Loaf is in the name itself. Firstly, the loaf is chocolate flavoured and next, it is mixed with a decent and proportionate amount of dark chocolate chips.

The interesting part too, is how the chocolate was infused into the loaf! Instead of using cocoa powder, I added dark couverture chocolate or chocolate bars that will melt nicely into the batter. This allows you to achieve that same bold and rich chocolate flavour in the loaf without getting an extra ingredient. Nonetheless, you can refer to the version with cocoa powder here! The classic rich milk loaf recipe can also be found here.

Then comes the method. Well, the promise of a Bread Machine will certainly be convenience and as such, this recipe is super simple. For instance, all I did was to add the ingredients at the various points. The only inconvenience you may face, is likely the addition of chocolate chips after the first beep (or another indicator, differs between bread machines) indicates for you to do so. Otherwise, this is something that you can just pour your ingredients in and set aside unsupervised for a delicious loaf in a couple of hours.

Furthermore, I must mention as well that this Double Chocolate Milk Loaf tastes just as good as a handkneaded loaf. There’s always a misconception that bread machines produce tough breads, and that is certainly nor true! All you would need is a recipe with the right amount of hydration to ensure that the loaf is as delicious. Which is why, and with no surprise, I make this loaf often for breakfast!

Finally, this loaf keeps well for at least 4 days so it should last you for a work week!

Without futher ado, the recipe!

Double Chocolate Milk Loaf Breadmaker Recipe
by Javier Tan July-21-2024

This Double Chocolate Milk Loaf Breadmaker recipe is as good as that of handkneaded – fluffy, soft, bold cocoa flavours with convenience!

Ingredients

For Bread:

• 2 and 3/4 Cups or 330g Bread Flour
• 1/4 Cup or 50g Granulated White Sugar (You can add up to 75g for a sweeter bun)
• 1 Large Egg, Room Temperature, 55g each
• 3/4 Teaspoon or 4g Table Salt
• 1 and 1/2 Teaspoon or 7g Instant Dry Yeast
• 1/4 Cup or 60g Unsalted Butter, Melted
• 1/2 Cup + 1 Tablespoon or 140g Milk
• (Batch 1) 70g of Dark Chocolate (Couverture / Bar)
• (Batch 2) 50g of Dark Chocolate (Chips / Couverture / Bar)

Instructions

1. Place the ingredients in the sequence as specified by your Bread Maker’s instruction manual. For a reference, I added everything at the bottom before adding flour and then yeast!
2. Bake as per the bread maker specify. Different bread maker have different functions. For mine, I used a Soft Bread or French Bread Function.
3. Add Batch 1 Chocolate during the first beep / indicator.
4. Then, before the bread starts rising and bake, knead and add in Batch 2 of Dark Chocolate until evenly distributed.
5. Serve and enjoy once you are done! This bread does brown quite a bit, sometimes I remove it approximately 5 minutes before the stated timing if I notice that it becomes too brown.