Buttermilk Chocolate Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350*.
• 2 grease bottom only of 8x4 or 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; blend well.
• 4 add eggs; blend well.
• 5 stir in buttermilk.
• 6 add flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 7 stir in nuts.
• 8 pour into greased pan.
• 9 bake at 350* for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool 15 minutes; remove from pan.
• 11 cool completely.
• 12 wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.
• 13 yield: 1 loaf (12 slice).