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Chocolate Swirl Brioche
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Yield: Makes 2 loaves
Ingredients
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, softened, plus more for bowl and pans
2 tablespoons warm (105 degrees to 110 degrees) water
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
4 to 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
2 1/4 teaspoons salt
9 large eggs
9 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
Coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling
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Chocolate Swirl Brioche
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 2 loaves
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Chocolate Swirl Brioche
Chocolate Swirl Brioche
Chocolate Swirl Brioche
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 2 loaves
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 2 loaves
Yield: Makes 2 loaves
Makes 2 loaves
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, softened, plus more for bowl and pans
- 2 tablespoons warm (105 degrees to 110 degrees) water
- 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 4 to 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 9 large eggs
- 9 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- Coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Directions
Butter a large bowl; set aside. Stir together warm water, 1 teaspoon sugar, and the yeast in a small bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
Put 4 cups flour, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and the salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add yeast mixture; mix on medium speed until combined. Add 8 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition; mix until well combined, about 2 minutes. Replace paddle with dough hook. Mix on medium speed 2 minutes.
Add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing until combined after each addition. Mix until dough is smooth, shiny, and elastic, about 10 minutes. If dough is very sticky and wet, add up to 1/2 cup flour (only the bottom quarter of the dough should stick to the bowl); mix until combined. Transfer dough to buttered bowl. Cover with a clean kitchen towel, and let rise at room temperature until almost doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down dough; cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight (at least 12 hours).
Butter two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans; set aside. Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Divide dough in half. Roll out each half into a 7-by-15-inch rectangle. Sprinkle chocolate over rectangles. Starting from a short side, tightly roll each into a log; pinch seam to seal. Place each log, seam down, in a buttered pan. Cover with a clean kitchen towel; let rise at room temperature until dough reaches rim of pans and no longer feels cool, about 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly beat remaining egg; brush tops of loaves with egg. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until tops are deep golden brown, about 35 minutes (cover with foil after 20 minutes if browning too quickly). Run a knife around edges of pans to loosen, and turn out onto a wire rack; let cool completely.
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29 Ratings
5 star values:
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4 star values:
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29 Ratings
5 star values:
17
4 star values:
5
3 star values:
5
2 star values:
1
1 star values:
1
29 Ratings
5 star values:
17
4 star values:
5
3 star values:
5
2 star values:
1
1 star values:
1
29 Ratings
5 star values:
17
4 star values:
5
3 star values:
5
2 star values:
1
1 star values:
1
- 5 star values:
- 17
- 4 star values:
- 5
- 3 star values:
- 5
- 2 star values:
- 1
- 1 star values:
- 1
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars
05/01/2016
This recipe turned out great for me. I subbed instant yeast and I tweaked the proofing times to better fit my kitchen and equipment. I ended up adding about 1/2 cup of flour and used Nellie's free range eggs. I increased the chocolate to 10 ounces. I skipped the sugar on top, too. The brioche is soft with a terrific crumb. The swirls were gorgeous. Typical Pain au Chocolat pockets.... Very charming! This bread has a lot of personality.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars
01/04/2014
@Mtdis I used 2 tsp of yeast and it was fine. Make sure your water is not too warm or too cold when making the "yeast mixture". Also, when letting the dough rise, I like to keep it in the oven with the oven light on. I live in Boston where the normal room temp in the winter is just not warm enough. The little light bulb in the oven is just the right amount of heat for the yeast to do its work. Hope this helps!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars
01/04/2014
Wow, this recipe is truly fantastic!!! The brioche turned out soft and flaky just like what you can get at a bakery. I made the first loaf exactly as it said in the recipe and it turned out a little burnt on top and the chocolate chunks were weighing down the layers. For the second loaf, I pulsed some milk chocolate chips in a food processor, used parchment paper to line my pan, and baked at 350 at 35 mins. It turned out PERFECT. Yummm!!!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
03/31/2013
Unfortunatelly the dough wont rise :( are you sure that the amount of yeast is only 2 teaspoons??? It seems to me that it should be 2 tablespoons....
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars
05/01/2016
This recipe turned out great for me. I subbed instant yeast and I tweaked the proofing times to better fit my kitchen and equipment. I ended up adding about 1/2 cup of flour and used Nellie's free range eggs. I increased the chocolate to 10 ounces. I skipped the sugar on top, too. The brioche is soft with a terrific crumb. The swirls were gorgeous. Typical Pain au Chocolat pockets.... Very charming! This bread has a lot of personality.
Rating: 5 stars
Rating: 5 stars
01/04/2014
@Mtdis I used 2 tsp of yeast and it was fine. Make sure your water is not too warm or too cold when making the "yeast mixture". Also, when letting the dough rise, I like to keep it in the oven with the oven light on. I live in Boston where the normal room temp in the winter is just not warm enough. The little light bulb in the oven is just the right amount of heat for the yeast to do its work. Hope this helps!
Wow, this recipe is truly fantastic!!! The brioche turned out soft and flaky just like what you can get at a bakery. I made the first loaf exactly as it said in the recipe and it turned out a little burnt on top and the chocolate chunks were weighing down the layers. For the second loaf, I pulsed some milk chocolate chips in a food processor, used parchment paper to line my pan, and baked at 350 at 35 mins. It turned out PERFECT. Yummm!!!
Rating: Unrated
03/31/2013
Unfortunatelly the dough wont rise :( are you sure that the amount of yeast is only 2 teaspoons??? It seems to me that it should be 2 tablespoons....
Rating: Unrated
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