This is the sweet version of the 'basic quick bread recipe' that I made recently from Baker Bettie. I made half in a 1 qt. loaf pan just like I did for the savory quick bread recipe of hers. I used 3/4 t. fine salt but it needed more, probably another 1/4 t. The mini semi-sweet chocolate chips sank to the bottom of the loaf. I lined the bottom and sides of my pan with well-sprayed foil but the loaf stuck slightly in spots so I recommend you line your pan fully with foil or parchment paper. I used slightly more vanilla extract than called for for half the recipe and it was perfect. I used homemade buttermilk (white vinegar added to milk.) This is more like dense cake than bread, which I like.
How this differs from her basic quick bread is that this has sugar, and a lot of it, and cocoa powder. This sweet version rose higher and was more batter because of the sugar, I guess.
I made a glaze for mine: 1 T. melted butter, 1/8 t. pure vanilla extract, 3/4 c. powdered sugar (not weighed out), and a little water.
I grade this an A- because it needs more salt and I'd already added more than the recipe called for and because we shouldn't have been told to use chocolate chips if they were going to sink.
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