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The December '98
Recipe of the Month

Home for the Holidays!

After spending the year sampling chocolate recipes from around the world we're back home in the US, just in time to offer you this festive holiday treat.


A Holiday Orange Chocolate Loaf
Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 stick softened butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1-1/2 tbsp orange rind
  • 3/4 Half and Half (light cream)
  • 2 tbsp Grand Manier
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 7 ozs. chopped semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tbsp water
Directions

Grease and flour a 9"x5"x3"bread pan. Preheat oven to 350 F.

Gradually add sugar to butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs; beat well at low speed. Continue beating adding the orange rinds and 1 tbsp of the Grand Manier. Blend in the half and half and don't worry if you see some curdling.

In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and backing soda. Add to the butter mixture stirring gently to combine the ingredients. Mix in the nuts and 4 ozs. of the chocolate. Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Bake for an hour until the loaf turns golden brown.

Let the loaf cool. Place the remaining 3 ozs. of chocolate the tbsp of water and the remaining tbsp of Grand Manier into a sauce pan. Heat gently stirring constantly until evenly melted. Coat the top of the loaf with the chocolate sauce and let cool.

- Leave a slice for Santa!


Previous Recipes

'98 Recipes
November '98 Recipe Autumn Loaf
October '98 Recipe Orange Scented Hot Chocolate
September '98 Recipe Mexican Chocolate Drink
August '98 Recipe Flaming Death Chili with Chocolate
July '98 Recipe Pollo en Chocolate Sauce (Chicken Mole)
June '98 Recipe Shokolad-Gliase
May '98 Recipe Finnish Chocolate Pudding
April '98 Recipe Crema De Chocolate
March '98 Recipe Tiramisu
February '98 Recipe Walnut Sacher Torte
January '98 Recipe Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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