Chocolate Chai Mini Loaves

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 2 (1 ounce) bittersweet chocolate pieces or 2 (1 ounce) semisweet baking chocolate
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons chai tea mix (instant latte type, or use the spice blend listed at the end of this recipe)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon chai tea mix (instant latte type, or use the spice blend listed at the end of this recipe)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 -5 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 grease bottoms only of 3 (5 1/2x3-inch) mini loaf pans; set aside.
• 3 combine water and baking chocolate in 1-quart saucepan. cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted.
• 4 remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
• 5 combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla in large bowl. beat at medium speed until creamy.
• 6 add chocolate mixture and sour cream. continue beating until well mixed.
• 7 reduce speed to low; add all remaining bread ingredients. beat until mixture is smooth.
• 8 spoon batter into prepared loaf pans. bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• 9 cool 10 minutes. remove from pans. cool completely.
• 10 combine all glaze ingredients except milk in small bowl. beat at medium speed, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. glaze cooled bread.
• 11 * you may substitute this spice blend for the chai tea latte mix. combine 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves in a small bowl. use 2 1/4 teaspoons in the bread and 1 teaspoon in the glaze.