Organic Double Chocolate Batard

"Nothing says French bread like the iconic baguette seen in many a market tote bag. But what about this svelte bread’s more rotund presentation: batard? We’d wager this lesser-known shape is equally delicious, especially when in the form of Trader Joe’s Organic Double Chocolate Batard. Made exclusively for us by a French bakery that specializes in Organic, artisanal bread, there are indeed two kinds of Chocolate—namely, dark Chocolate and cocoa powder—mixed into this Organic Batard’s traditional French bread dough, along with a bit of sugar. The dough is then shaped into an oblong loaf to achieve a balanced ratio of crust to crumb (that’s boulangerie-speak for the Batard’s soft interior) and baked until light golden brown. The finished Batard’s flavor hovers on the edge of sweet and savory, with a hot cocoa-hued dough that’s dotted with melt-in-your-mouth bits of rich dark Chocolate. C’est magnifique! To unlock the Organic Double Chocolate Batard’s deep cocoa aroma and achieve a pleasantly crisp crust, we recommend warming in the oven before slicing and slathering with Cultured Salted Butter [sku 53720] (also from France, and also delicious). To unlock its value, just take a trip to your neighborhood Trader Joe’s, where you’ll find Organic Double Chocolate Batards on our bakery tables, only during the winter months."