Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Bread

 

Ingredients

 

Makes  1 loaf (12 slices)            

• 2/3 cup sugar

• 1/3 cup Dried Plum Puree (refer below recipe) or prepared dried plum butter

• 2 egg whites

• 1/4 cup semisweet miniature chocolate chips, melted

• 1/2 cup nonfat milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon-salt

• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/3 cup semisweet miniature chocolate chips

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 3/4-inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray.

2. In mixer bowl, beat sugar, dried plum puree, egg whites and melted chocolate chips until well blended. Mix in milk and vanilla.

3. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; stir into sugar mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared pan.

4. Bake in center of oven 40 to 45 minutes until springy to the touch and pick inserted into center comes out clean.

5. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely before slicing.

Dried Plum Puree: Combine 1 1/3 cups (8 ounces) pitted dried plums and 6 tablespoons hot water in container of food processor or blender. Pulse on and off until dried plums are finely chopped and smooth. Store leftovers in covered container in refrigerator for up to two months. Makes 1 cup.