If you are looking for something extra special to serve for brunch, try this braided chocolate brioche, which is two-toned and has a beautiful shape. It is light and fluffy with a chocolate flavor, but isn’t overly sweet, making it perfect to serve for breakfast or brunch.
To make the braided chocolate brioche, you first make a dough with yeast, milk, sugar, oil, mineral water, and flour. Then, you divide the dough in half before adding cocoa powder into one half, and allowing both doughs to rise. Finally, the doughs get assembled into a braided round loaf before rising again and being baked in the oven.
What is Braided Chocolate Brioche?
This braided chocolate brioche recipe is a round loaf of bread that uses both plain dough and chocolate dough. The doughs are intricately braided giving the loaf a beautiful appearance.
Brioche is a type of French-style bread that is enriched with high-fat ingredients like eggs, butter, and milk. This results in an extra fluffy and richly flavored bread that is perfect for using for both sweet and savory preparations.
Pro Tips
- Make sure the yeast you use is still fresh before you begin making this braided brioche recipe.
- Don’t overheat the milk before using it in the dough. The ideal temperature is around 100 F to 110 F (37.7 C to 43.4 C).
- If you find that your dough is slow to rise, you can move it to a warmer location in your home.
- You will know the loaf is baked when it is puffed and golden, and springs back when you press it with your finger. You could also test it with an instant-read thermometer; a finished loaf should reach around 200 F (93.3 C) internally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Brioche Healthier Than Normal Bread?
While brioche tends to be higher in fat than normal bread, it also has higher protein content due to the addition of eggs and milk. For this reason, brioche may be a healthier choice for your diet.
Why Braid Brioche?
Braided brioche has a beautiful and impressive appearance. Additionally, braiding the plain and chocolate doughs allows the two colors to stand out against each other.
What Do You Eat Brioche With?
This brioche recipe can be served on its own but you could also serve it with spreads like butter, nutella, honey, or jam.
How to Store Braided Chocolate Brioche
This braided chocolate brioche recipe should be stored at room temperature in a sealed container like a cake caddy or tightly covered with plastic wrap. Like most homemade bread recipes, it should be consumed within a few days for optimal freshness if you store it in this way. If you store your brioche in the freezer, it should keep for up to 3 months.
Ingredients
How to Make Braided Chocolate Brioche
In a bowl, mix the milk with the yeast. Mix in the oil and mineral water. Stir the flour into the mixture until a smooth dough forms.
In a bowl, mix the milk with the yeast. Mix in the oil and mineral water. Stir the flour into the mixture until a smooth dough forms.
Divide the dough into two portions. Mix the cocoa powder into one portion. Cover the dough and allow it to rise until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
Divide the dough into two portions. Mix the cocoa powder into one portion. Cover the dough and allow it to rise until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
Divide each dough into four portions. Roll each dough out into a rectangle. Top each plain dough with a chocolate dough.
Divide each dough into four portions. Roll each dough out into a rectangle. Top each plain dough with a chocolate dough.
Starting from the sealed side, roll up each portion of dough.
Cut each dough into strips, leaving the end intact. Twist each strip.
Arrange each portion of dough in a parchment-lined round cake pan. Cover it and allow it to rise for 20 minutes.
Starting from the sealed side, roll up each portion of dough.
Brush the brioche with the egg yolk. Bake it in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 50 to 60 minutes.
Arrange each portion of dough in a parchment-lined round cake pan. Cover it and allow it to rise for 20 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Brush the brioche with the egg yolk. Bake it in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 50 to 60 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
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