It’s so hard to believe that Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! I have been trying to think of new festive menu items for such a celebration of love! I remember last year trying to do chocolate covered strawberries with my girls (who were 1 & 3 at the time) and remembered the hot mess of chocolate ALL OVER EVERYTHING!
This year I have been playing with a strawberry bread. This bread really does not take long to mix up and pop in the oven and for me it meant a cleaner kitchen! If you are trying to stick to a weight loss New Year’s Resolutions you can stop there, but if you have some chocolate lovers like I do topping the delicious bread with a velvety chocolate sauce takes this bread to a whole new dimension!
I don’t have the best track record with elegant Valentine’s Day menus as my husband can attest! Since I have always been money conscious I learned the hard way that the cheaper steaks do not taste nearly as good as the more expensive ones! That steak meal certainly ranks highly as one of my meal fails! This bread, dripping in chocolate, does redeem me!
Strawberry Bread with a Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour + 2 TBSP
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups diced strawberries
Chocolate Ganache
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2/3 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together the sugar, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla
- Then add the flour (except the extra 2 TBSP), baking powder, and salt and combine.
- In a seperate bowl add the diced strawberries and the additional 2 TBSP of flour.
- Fold in the strawberries to the batter until just combined.
- Pour the batter into a greased 9"x5" loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 55 mins or until toothpick is inserted and comes out of bread clean.
- Allow the bread to cool.
- To make Ganache place heavy cream in a slinder, microwave safe container.
- Microwave for about 45 seconds keeping an eye on the heavy cream to make sure it doesn't overflow.
- Remove heavy cream and add chocolate into warm cream and allow to set on the counter for 2-3 minutes then stir about 30 seconds to create a melted ganache.
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