Experimental chocolate bread

Method

• step 1

  First lesson

• step 2

  Put the flour into a mixing bowl and make a large well in the centre of the flour.

• step 3

  Pour in half the water, the yeast, the sugar, the salt, cocoa powder and chocolate chips and stir with a fork.

• step 4

  Add some more water whilst mixing until the dough is elastic.

• step 5

  Flour your hands and knead the dough by pushing it with your fists and rolling it over.

• step 6

  5. Sprinkle the top of your dough with flour and cover the bowl with a clean tea towel.

• step 7

  Leave it to prove (rise) until the next food tech lesson.

• step 8

  Next lesson

• step 9

  Bash and squash your dough for 30 seconds

• step 10

  Put the dough into the loaf tin and let it prove for 30 minutes but after 20 minutes of proving preheat your oven.

• step 11

  Put the bread in the oven at gas mark 5/190C for 20 minutes

• step 12

  Take the bread out of the oven and take it out of the bread tin and allow it to cool slightly. Then generously apply the chocolate spread to the top