Brioche With Chocolate Centres

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 125 g butter, softened and chopped
• 120 g dark chocolate, chopped into chunks about 15 g each

Recipe

• 1 place flour and yeast in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook.
• 2 place warm milk, vanilla and sugar in a seperate bowl and mix until combined.
• 3 add milk mixture and egg yolks to flour and beat on medium speed until dough is a smooth ball.
• 4 continue beating, adding butter, a little at a time, until it is all incorporated and well beaten.
• 5 alternatively, mix the flour mixture and the yeast mixture in a bowl until a soft dough forms.
• 6 transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until combined.
• 7 cover dough and set aside for 1 1/2- 2 hours or until it has doubled in size.
• 8 knead dough on a lightly floured surface until it is soft and elastic, then divide it into 8 equal pieces.
• 9 flatten dough slightly in the palm of your hand.
• 10 place a piece of chocolate in the middle of dough and fold over excess dough to enclose.
• 11 place brioche in greased and floured high muffin moulds or brioche tins, cover and set aside for 1 hour or until it is well risen.
• 12 bake in preheated 350f (160c) oven for 15-20 minutes or until brioche are golden brown.
• 13 serve warm with a strong coffee.