Chocolate Chip Almond Bread

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons active yeast dry
• 1 teaspoon almond extract 
• 0.3 cup blanched slivered almonds 
• 3 cups bread flour 
• 0.5 cup butter 
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 teaspoons orange zest grated
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 0.5 cup semi chocolate chips 
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
• 3 tablespoons sugar white

Equipment

• food processor
• bread machine

Directions

1. Add the milk, salt, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, flour, sugar and yeast into your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Basic or rapid setting. Press start. When the display reads 0:00, or the second kneading is about to start, press stop and remove the bread.
2. Add the chocolate chips, almonds, cocoa powder, and almond extract to the dough. Return to the bread machine and finish the cycle.
3. Serve warm with Orange Butter.
4. Combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and the zest of a small orange in a food processor until blended.