Lots o' Chocolate Bread

Makes 5 Mini Loaves

2/3 cup backed light brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1-1/2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 eggs

2-1/2 cups flour

1-1/2 cups applesauce

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1 Tablespoon shortening (must be shortening)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 5 (5-1/2x3") mini loaf pans. Beat brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Melt 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips; cool slightly and add to the sugar mixture with eggs. Add flour, applesauce, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; beat until well mixed. Stir in the remaining mini chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared pans; bake 35-40 minutes or until the center cracks and is dry to the touch. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.

Place the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and the shortening in a small microwaveable bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating. Drizzle the warm loaves with the chocolate glaze. Cool completely.

NOTE: If you don't have mini loaf pans, you can use a standard loaf pan and make one or two full sized loaves.

This recipe comes from, "Old-Fashioned Bake Sale" cookbook.