Cocoa Bread

Cocoa Bread by The Household Searchlight

"Old Chocolate Bread recipe from pre-1941."
Makes 2 loaves


    5 1/2  cups flour
        1  cake compressed yeast
     OR 1  cake dry yeast
        2  cups milk, scalded and cooled
      1/2  tsp salt
      1/2  cup cocoa
      1/4  cup shortening
        2  eggs, well beaten
      1/2  cup sugar

Soften yeast and dissolve 1 tablespoon sugar in lukewarm milk. Add 3 cups flour and beat until smooth. Cover and set aside to rise in a warm place until light. Add shortening and sugar, which have been creamed together, eggs, cocoa, salt, and remainder of flour or enough to make a soft dough. Knead lightly and place in well-oiled bowl. Cover and set in a warm place until double in bulk - about 2 hours. Form into loaves. Place in well-oiled bread pans, filling them 1/2 full. Cover and let rise again until double in bulk. Bake in hot oven (425 °F) 40-50 minutes.