Chocolate Chip Loaf

This is a little variation of the Cinnamon Spice Bread that I posted earlier. I used orange extract since I didn't have any oranges on hand. But feel free to use actual oranges if you have any.  The ingredients are basically the same except I didn't use any cinnamon.

 

• 2/3 cup sugar

• 2 cups flour

• 1 tbsp baking powder (unless you're using self-raising flour, then if which case you don't need any baking powder)

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 egg

• 1 cup milk (1 cup greek yogurt works beautifully too)

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil (I've used olive oil and canola oil in the past and each time turned out well)

• 1/2-1 cup chocolate chips

• 1 tsp orange extract

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

for topping

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/2 cup oats (I used 1 minute oats in this case) (optional)

• 1/4 cup or so chocolate chips (you can use more or less depending on how much was used in the batter)

 

Instructions

1. preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9"x5" in. loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder (if using), salt and 2/3 cup sugar. Add egg, milk, oil, orange and vanilla extracts as well as the chocolate chips.

2. Stir until just moistened. Pour half of the batter in the pan. 

3. Sprinkle half of the sugar/oats/chocolate chips mixture over batter. Pour the rest of the batter into the pan followed by the remaining sugar topping.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes.

5. Let cool for 10 minutes before remoivng to wire rack to cool completed.