It's been a while since I've made bread - I forgot how therapeutic it is! This loaf is adapted from a King Arthur Flour recipe and swirls a peanut-butter infused layer with a mocha one. It's visually stunning, simple to make, and of course - delicious!
With the weather swinging all over the place these days, I try to capitalize on the cooler days by baking a bunch! We just finished the slew of birthdays (though, come to think of it, I still owe my dad some mincemeat tarts in lieu of a cake) and the summer gardening prep has ramped up, so healthy and delicious options for breakfast are a must!
I loved the look of the Spiraled Wheat Loaf from King Arthur Flour (which is no longer on their website - the Wayback Machine has you covered though!) and wanted to bring more flavour to the party. Rather than a whole wheat dough spiraling with white, I came up with the idea of having a peanut butter-y layer swirling with a mocha-flavoured one.
Visually, the two layers were stunning together - and the taste didn't disappoint either! The bread is dense like a sandwich loaf (making it fantastic for toasting too!) and both the peanut butter and mocha flavours shone through. This won't be like eating a Reeses Cup - the notes are more subtle than that - but you will definitely notice them! For colouring the inner layer, Selefina Spices came through with their black cocoa - intensely dark but not super bitter, it made the inner swirl of the mocha layer pop!
