Triple Chocolate Quick Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2 -3 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 add eggs and melted chocolate; mix well.
• 3 add applesauce and vanilla.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• 6 stir in chocolate chips.
• 7 spoon the batter into four greased 5-1/2-in x 3-in.
• 8 x 2-in.
• 9 loaf pans.
• 10 bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
• 11 for glaze, melt chocolate chips and butter in a saucepan; stir in cream.
• 12 remove from the heat; stir in sugar, vanilla and salt.
• 13 drizzle over warm bread.