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 Feb 17, 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
  8. Transfer milk mixture to eggs
  9. Whisk on low speed
  10. Mix eggs into dough 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 into a large rectangle
  18. Prepare a clean loaf pan
  19. Add dark chocolate and ground cinnamon to a clean small bowl
  20. Mix together
  21. Spread chocolate mixture with spoon
  22. Roll stand mixer bowl gently
  23. Transfer content of stand mixer bowl to loaf pan
  24. Leave rest
  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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