Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Chocolate Chip Swirl Marble Bread

A while ago, I saw this recipe on Kitchen Corner, then I saw it again on Honey Bee Sweets and Happy Home Baking. I didn't make it before because I didn't have a pullman loaf tin, but now I do. I got a pullman loaf tin on Amazon for only $23! I think that it is a really good deal in the US because usually these loaf tins cost around $60 or more, what a rip off! Well, I'm really happy that I was able to get this loaf tin at $23 because now it went back up to $30. The first bread I made using this loaf tin was none other than then chocolate chip swirl marble bread.

The first time making this, I thought it was pretty successful. It took quite a while to proof the bread, but it was worth it. It turned out as soft as bakery bread and I was pretty happy with the results. Because the original recipe was made for a smaller loaf tin, I will increase the ingredients next time so I can get a taller loaf. Also, I will work on my dough shaping skills because my swirl was a mess. In fact, some slices didn't even have a swirl.

For the recipe, please refer to the links I posted above.
Chocolate Chip Swirl Marble Bread
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Making the roux for the dough. I think it's pretty similar to tangzhong.
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Finally, the cheese and milk come together!
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The plain dough with cc.
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After proofing.
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The chocolate dough, before and after proofing.
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Both doughs rolled out...
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and placed on top of each other.
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Then rolled up swiss roll style.
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Lid covering the pan. Btw, I oiled the loaf tin for safety precautions.
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Done baking!
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I was a bit sad that it didn't get to the top.

Cross section
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Texture
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Sorry the pictures are repetitive, I just couldn't decide which ones to use.
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It just shows how drastically different pictures can be with various camera functions.


P.S. I used a bread machine. It was too cold that day and I baked this on a school day. I'm so glad I'm a senior in school now.

11 comments:

  1. Hi Esther
    Congrats on successful baking of this yummy Chocolate Chip Swirl Marble Bread on your 1st attempt. It sure looks yummy! :-)
    I think I have to embark on the journey of bread making as nowadays the breads sold outside are so "artificial".

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  2. I have baked marble cake, but haven't tried marble bread. Love every bread baked with tangzhong or similar. :)

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  3. hi esther, infact i have this book where this recipe came from , the swirl also came out just like yours ..only that their loaf is much higher, logically i think with each roll you make on that loaf, it will create a swirl..different recipe will have different effect..i think!

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  4. Got to try making bread too. I can see that you had lots of fun making yours.

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  5. Esther, Thanks. I can't wait to try many more pullman loaf breads. Hopefully, I'll be able to see your bread posts when you do make bread. :)

    Christine, Marble baked goods are so fun to make! Tangzhong certainly produces very soft breads and that's why I like them too.

    lena, Cool! That book sure would be a great book to have, but if it's in Chinese I think I'll only be able to read the ingredients. XD Next time, I will increase the ingredients for a higher loaf. What you said makes sense. :)

    Zoe, Yup, I have tons of fun.

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  6. I'm always looking for a great marble bread. I will sure try it out!

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  7. Victor, Thanks for visiting my blog! I hope you do, this recipe sure is good. It reminded me of bakery bread.

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  8. WOW are you good at baking. And definitely MUCH better than me at it! Your blog is super lovely, I'll be coming back more to read it. Thanks for dropping a line on my blog or I wouldn't have found yours! And I'm glad I did! :D

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  9. Sharon, Thanks for all your kind words. You're really good at cooking! When I was looking at your blog, I was thinking, wow! what a great cook!. I may be good at baking, but my cooking is terrible haha.

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  10. I'd take baking skills any day! Desserts are my weakness ;). Though it's probably a good thing I don't bake so much or I'd devour everything I make! I'll just come here and drool everytime I'm craving something sweet :)

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  11. Sharon, I think that anyone can develop baking skills as long as they're interested and they can follow directions. :) Desserts are my weakness too! But luckily, I don't eat humongous portions of what I make, otherwise I would be obese. You're sooo sweet!

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