Brioche Chocolate Buns

 Source: John Kirkwood's YouTube chanel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exhyXFNgTz4\

Yields: 16 buns

Time: 30 min. Prep & Overnight

Then 1.5 hours or so

Ingredients:

500g / 17½oz white bread flour

5 Medium eggs(cold)  weight without shells 250g / 9oz

250g / 9oz Cold butter (cubed)

7g / 2tsp instant or active dried yeast; if using fresh yeast; 20g

30g / 1oz Granulated sugar

8g / 1tsp Salt

Egg wash (1 egg & dash of milk)

Various toppings

**Mini-chocolate chips

Directions:

NOTE:

Best to start the evening before.

Making the Brioche dough & refrigerate overnight in a covered oiled bowl.

01. Add cold eggs to the mixer bowl, then mix in sugar & yeast

02. Mix flour and salt in a separate bowl.

03. Start mixer on slow and ad flour mixture in slowly.

04. When dough stiffens add the diced cold butter a little at a time.

05. Once all the ingredients have fully combined, speed up mixer to medium.

Mix the dough until it starts to release from the sides of the bowl.

- This usually takes between 10 to 15 minutes.

06. Once the dough has reached this stage turn it out onto a floured surface.

Roll it into a ball and place it into an oiled bowl.

Cover it and allow it to relax for 30 minutes.

07. After the 30 minutes knock the dough back again place it back in the bowl.

Cover and place it in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or next day.

NEXT DAY:

08. Turn out the dough knock it back.

- Try to handle the cold dough as little as possible.

09. Shape the dough into whatever shapes you like (see the video for examples).

- Place them on greased baking trays

**We prefer 65g balls, which yields about 16 buns

(or try 30g balls, to get 3 dozen?!?)

Then form them into cups, packs in mini chips & seal up the bottoms.

10. Once you have you shapes dust with flour and allow to rise at room temperature for at least 45 minutes.

- The shapes have doubled in size.

(This time may vary on the temperature of your kitchen, but no less than 45 minutes.)

11. In last 10 minutes left on the timer: preheat your oven to 350°F.

12. After the rise brush all of your chosen shapes lightly with egg wash.

- Add whatever topping you like i.e. sugar, seeds, etc. (see the video for examples).

13. Place the shapes in the preheated oven for 22 minutes.

14. Remove from the oven when golden brown.

Transfer the shapes to a wire rack and allow to cool for 20 minutes.

Enjoy.