Chocolate Swirl Brioche

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    511
based on 4 ratings

Rich brioche loaf, with a cinnamon-chocolate swirl. Best eaten the same day, or use leftovers for extra special french toast or bread pudding

recipe updated 17 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    7 g
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    25 g
  • Bread flour icon
    Bread flour
    250 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    130 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    50 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    140 g
  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolate
    125 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    ¾ tablespoon
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    1 tablespoon
  • Sea salt icon
    Sea salt
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Loaf pan - 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5"
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Stand mixer bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add active dried yeast, sugar and bread flour to a clean stand mixer bowl
  2. Whisk together
  3. Prepare a clean medium bowl
  4. Add egg to the medium bowl
  5. Whisk briefly and set aside
  6. Add milk to a clean saucepan
  7. Heat until lukewarm - medium heat
  8. Transfer milk mixture to eggs
  9. Whisk dough - low speed
  10. Mix gradually
  11. Mix until elastic - 8 min
  12. Add unsalted butter to the dough
  13. Mix until smooth - 5 min
  14. Transfer dough to medium bowl
  15. Let rise until doubled - 1 hr 30 min
  16. Turn out on lightly-floured surface
  17. Flatten
  18. Prepare a clean loaf pan
  19. Add dark chocolate and ground cinnamon to a clean small bowl
  20. Mix together
  21. Spread
  22. Roll gently
  23. Transfer content of stand mixer bowl to loaf pan
  24. Leave - 1 hr
  25. Pre-heat oven - 190°C
  26. Add egg and milk to a clean small bowl
  27. Mix together
  28. Pour glaze into loaf pan
  29. Sprinkle with sea salt
  30. Bake - 30 min, 190°C
  31. Transfer onto cooling rack
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