Recipe#2514

Title: Chocolate Orange

From: fknack@ix.netcom.com (Fritz Knack) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking,rec.food.baking 
 Subject: Chocolate Orange Grand Marnier Bread 
 Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 18:56:37 GMT 
 Message-ID: <330211ac.6551054@nntp.ix.netcom.com> 

4 oz (1/2 c) candied orange peel
 3 T Gran Marnier
 2 T sugar
 2 pkg yeast
 1/2 c lukewarm water
 1 c flour
 2 T milk powder
 2 c bread flour
 1/2 c water
 1/4 c sugar
 1/2 stick soft butter
 3 T cocoa powder
 1/2 c candied cherries (optional)
 1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate pieces
 Soak candied orange peel in Gran Marnier.  Combine sugar, yeast,
 water, flour and milk powder to make sponge.  Let sit for 30 minutes.
 Add to sponge the flour, water, sugar, butter and cocoa powder.
 When dough just begins to come together, add the orange peel with
 the soaking liquid, candied cherries and chocolate pieces.
 Mix dough for 6 to 8 minutes to develop gluten.  Ferment for 30
 minutes. Turn out onto a floured surface.  Divide in half, adding
 flour if needed to control stickiness.
 Form into two round or oblong loaves and place on an oiled sheet
 pan.  Proof.
 Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes.  Allow bread to cool on its
 side.