White Chocolate Bread Recipes

CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• Grease and line your 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with baking or parchment paper. Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add sugars and gently stir.
• In the microwave, heat the butter in a large heatproof bowl until just melted, stirring in between 20 second bursts. Add your vanilla and eggs to your butter and whisk gently until combined.
• Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients, add wet ingredients along with buttermilk. Very gently fold the mixture using a spatula or wooden spoon until the mixture is just combined - be careful not to over mix. Add 75 grams (1/2 cup) of chocolate chips to the batter.
• Pour mixture into prepared tin and sprinkle extra 35 grams (1/4 cup) of chocolate chips on top. Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients (except white chocolate chips) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select cycle; press Start. If your machine has a Fruit setting, add the white chocolate chips at the signal, or about 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients into the bucket of your bread machine, reserving 1/3 cup of white chips or chunks for the topping. Program the machine for basic bread, light crust, and press Start. After about 10 minutes of kneading, examine the dough; it should be smooth and soft, not gnarly. Add additional water, if necessary; the bread will rise properly and have a beautiful, tender texture if it has the correct amount of liquid. Note: If the bread is coarse-textured and collapses, use slightly less liquid the next time.
• If you have a bread machine that seems to heat the dough a lot as it kneads, such as the Breadman, add half the chocolate at the beginning of the kneading cycle and half near the end, as otherwise it may all melt. Adding all of the chocolate at the beginning worked fine with the Zojirushi, which is a "cooler kneader" than Breadman.
• Chop or crush the reserved white chocolate. Just before the final rise cycle begins, brush the top of the loaf with water or beaten egg white, and sprinkle with the crushed white chocolate. (This step is optional, but if you like caramelized white chocolate, it really adds a nice touch.) Allow the machine to finish its cycle.
• Here's a helpful hint: Just before the final rise cycle begins, and before you brush the top with water or egg, lift the dough out of the machine, remove the paddles, and spritz the bucket with non-stick baking spray. The baked bread will release more easily from the pan, and only small holes will be left in the bottom, rather than the larger holes the paddles would have left.
• You could also form this dough into breakfast buns and glazed with vanilla frosting.
• To make buns, place all of the ingredients (except 1/3 cup of the white chocolate) into the bucket of your bread machine. Program the machine for dough or manual, and press Start. When the cycle is complete, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured or greased work surface. Divide the dough into 12 pieces, each weighing slightly more than 2 1/2 ounces. Shape the pieces into round balls, and place them on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving room between them for expansion. Cover and let rise for 30 to 45 minutes; the buns will be almost double in size, and be very soft looking. Gently brush the buns with water or beaten egg white, and sprinkle the reserved white chocolate over their tops. Bake the buns in a preheated 350°F oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until they're a light golden brown. Remove them from the oven, and cool them a bit on a wire rack. Spread while they're still warm with the following glaze, if desired.
• In a small saucepan set over low heat, or in the microwave, melt together the white chocolate, butter, honey, and milk or cream, stirring until smooth. Sift the sugar into the chocolate mixture, and stir; thin with a teaspoon or so of extra milk if necessary to make a smooth, spreadable glaze. Spread over the warm rolls, then allow them to cool for an hour or so, for the glaze to harden. Yield: 12 buns.

EASY WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Whisk water, sugar and yeast together. Allow to stand for 10 minutes until foamy.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine the flour and salt.
• With the mixer running, add the water and allow to knead in.
• Add the butter or oil, allow to knead in then add more flour, one third cup at a time until the dough is smooth.
• Knead for another minuted until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.
• If the dough is still very sticky, add more flour and knead in.
• The dough should be smooth and soft and only a slight bit sticky.
• Cover with plastic or a damp tea towel and allow to rise for 1 hour.
• Once the dough has proofed, press it into rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Roll onto its self into a log, pinch the seam then transfer to a loaf pan that has been lightly greased.
• Covere again and allow to rise for 30 minutes while you preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Place in the oven and allow to bake for 30-45 minutes until golden brown and risen. Once baked the bread will sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
• Remove, brush with a little butter and allow to cool before slicing.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cut the brioche loaf into 1 inch dice. Place in a 2 quart baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Toss chunked white chocolate with bread cubes.
• Combine milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over medium heat until sugar is disolved. Whisk eggs until smooth. Add hot milk mixture to eggs slowly, stirring contsantly. Do not wisk or custard will have a great deal of foam on the surface. Skim foam from custard. Strain custard over bread and chocolate. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow custard to soak into bread.
• Place baking dish in another larger pan. Pour hot water into larger dish to reach 1 inch up side of dish. Bake the bread pudding for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until custard is set and brioche is golden.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place French bread in a large bowl. Pour heavy cream over bread and let soak. Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract; mix all together with your hands. Add white chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 40 to 45 minutes.
• While bread pudding is baking, prepare the sauce. Combine white chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until melted. Drizzle a small amount of sauce over each serving.