Chocolate and Spread Marbled Brioche

Ingredients

• 485 g Flour (480 to 490 g indicated)
• 1 sachet Dry active yeast
• 200 ml Lukewarm milk (A small additional amount is mentioned for the egg wash, with no measurement specified.)
• 60 g Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 80 g Soft butter (For the brioche dough)
• Salt (1 pinch)
• 1 c. à café Vanilla extract (The text indicates “1 Caf.”)
• 22.5 g Unsweetened cocoa powder (20 to 25 g)
• 20 g Soft butter (For the chocolate dough)
• Chocolate spread (According to your preference; a generous amount. The video also mentions a few chocolate chips, which are absent from the written list.)
• 1 Egg yolk (For the egg wash)
• Milk (A little, mixed with the egg yolk for the egg wash)

Steps

1. 1

   Mix the lukewarm milk with the dry active yeast.

2. 2

   Add the milk-and-yeast mixture to the flour, then incorporate the sugar, egg, 80 g soft butter, vanilla extract, and salt.

3. 3

   Knead for a few minutes, until you obtain a smooth dough and can form it into a ball.

4. 4

   Cover the dough and let it rise for about 2 hours, until doubled in volume.

5. 5

   Divide the dough into two portions.

6. 6

   Incorporate the unsweetened cocoa powder and 20 g soft butter into one of the dough portions.

7. 7

   Roll out both dough portions into rectangles, stack them, then flatten the layers slightly.

8. 8

   Spread a generous amount of chocolate spread over the stacked dough. The video also indicates adding a few chocolate chips.

9. 9

   Roll up the filled dough and place the brioche in a loaf pan.

10. 10

    Let the brioche rise a second time for about 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes.

11. 11

    Mix the egg yolk with a little milk, then brush the mixture over the brioche.

12. 12

    Bake in a preheated convection oven at 180 °C for about 25 to 30 minutes.

Notes

The written description does not specify the amount of chocolate spread or egg-wash milk. The transcript also mentions a few chocolate chips and a final rise of about 2 hours; no quantity is provided for the chocolate chips.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• snack
• brioche
• chocolate
• yeast dough
• oven
• vegetarian