Cocoa Bread

Institute Cookbook by Helen Cramp, 1913
Ingredients Instructions
Number of servings unknown
1 cake compressed yeast Dissolve the yeast and one tablespoon of sugar in lukewarm milk; add three cups of flour and beat until smooth. Cover and set aside to rise in warm place until light-- about one and one half hours; then add butter and sugar creamed, eggs well beaten, cocoa, remainder of flour, or enough to make soft dough, and salt. Knead lightly; place in greased bowl; cover and set aside in warm place, free from draft, until double in bulk--about two hours. Mold into loaves; place in well- greased bread pans, filling them half full. Cover and let rise again until light--about one hour. Bake forty to forty-five minutes.
2 c. milk, scalded and cooled
1 T. sugar
5 1/2 c. sifted flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1/4 c. butter
2 eggs
1/2 t. salt
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