Chocolate Bread

It's a public holiday over here. I have done some house chores, cooked lunch, submitted my assignment and read a little. The clock says 1.30 in the afternoon. What is the next best thing to do? I'm pretty sure you could guess what happens next. ;)

Rising in action 

Shaped into a loaf

Looks good!

Not bad looking, eh?

Ingredients

450g of flour and some extra for dusting 
1 tsp of salt
20g cocoa powder
12g of instant yeast
2tbsps of light brown sugar
300ml of warm water
1 tsbp of oil 
1 tbsp of butter for greasing the pan 

Method

1. Grease a loaf pan.
2. Sift flour, salt, cocoa powder and sugar in a big bowl.
3. Whisk in instant yeast and make a well in the centre.
4. Add the oil and warm water and fold well to form a dough.
5. Knead the dough on a lightly-floured work surface for about 10 mins or till smooth. I have used my assistant (KA) to do this. I can't knead for 10 minutes. It's too tiring. :D
6. Put the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with cling wrap. 
7. Leave to rise for 1 hour.
8. Take the dough out again and knead lightly for 1 minute.
9. Shape into a loaf and transfer it to the greased pan.
10. Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise again for another 30 minutes.
11. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and bake the loaf for about 25-30 minutes or till it sounds hollow when you tap on the base.
12. Transfer the loaf to a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
13. Cut into slices and serve with butter. It has quite a good chocolate flavour and fluffy with a crispy top.