Jamocha Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Warm the coffee to about 100 degrees (30 seconds or so in the microwave but don't make it too hot).
2. 2
   Put the warm coffee, orange juice, sugar, and salt into a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.
3. 3
   Stir together, then sprinkle the yeast on top.
4. 4
   Add the yogurt, egg, flour, cocoa powder and cinnamon.
5. 5
   By hand, mix well and knead for 10 minutes OR knead with the dough hook of the mixer for 5 minutes.
6. 6
   With the oven off, place the bowl of dough on the middle rack.
7. 7
   On the rack below, put a bowl of hot water.
8. 8
   Cover the dough bowl with towel.
9. 9
   Leave in closed oven for 1 hour, until the dough has risen double in size.
10. 10
    Spray your loaf pan with cooking spray.
11. 11
    Put the dough on a floured cutting board and knead two or three times.
12. 12
    Press the dough into a rectangle that is as long as your loaf pan and twice as wide.
13. 13
    Roll the dough into a tube and place seam side down in the loaf pan, pressing lightly so the dough fills the pan.
14. 14
    Allow to rise again for 1 hour, using the same method as the first rise.
15. 15
    Remove the dough from the oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
16. 16
    Bake the bread for 5 minutes at 400 degrees, then lower heat to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes.
17. 17
    Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 2 minutes, then remove and place on a wire rack to cool.