Chocolate Sour-Cherry Bread a'la LaBrea

[yosemit3]

Since LaBrea doesn't market the Chocolate Sour-Cherry Bread any more, I NEED a comparable recipe. Thanks

[merstar]

Yeah, isn't that sad? It was my favorite bread. I email them every year, begging them to sell it nationally again, but no dice. I tried to make something similar, and did the following recipe - It was delicious, but next time I'll cut the chocolate in bigger chunks, since they basically melted into the bread. Also, I think I'll add a touch more brown sugar (Of course, nothing can compare to the La Brea one):

http://www.recipelink.com/cookbooks/2006/1588164403_1.html

(By the way, Nancy Silverton has the La Brea recipe printed in the following book):

http://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Silvertons-Breads-Brea-Bakery/dp/0679409076/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261359265&sr=8-1.

Scroll down the page for an adapted recipe for La Brea's bread:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/346254

Edited December 21, 2009 by merstar (log)

[yosemit3]

Thanks for the suggestions. My computer with the recipes is waiting for parts. I think I tried the first link last year. It took forever to rise, 18 hrs @ 90F, and then forever to bake, 90min @ 375F to get to 195F. Great when done though.