Chocolate Brioche

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    4hrs 15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    464
based on 68 ratings

A soft and buttery brioche rolled and stuffed with crème patisserie and chocolate chips.

recipe updated 22 Feb 2024

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    100 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    120 g
  • Dried yeast icon
    Dried yeast
    7 g
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    400 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    90 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon
  • Cornflour icon
    Cornflour
    30 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    250 g
  • Chocolate chips icon
    Chocolate chips
    100 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Rolling pin
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Large glass bowl
  • kCook icon Springform pan - 20cm (8")
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
  • kCook icon Small bowl

Step preview

  1. Grease a clean springform pan
  2. Attach Spiral Dough Tool
  3. Add water and dried yeast to the Kenwood Bowl
  4. Let rest - 5 min
  5. Add plain flour, caster sugar, egg and salt to the Kenwood Bowl
  6. Mix - 2 min, Speed 1
  7. Mix - 8 min, Speed 2
  8. Then add unsalted butter to the Kenwood Bowl
  9. Mix - 5 min, Speed 2
  10. Transfer dough to large glass bowl
  11. Cover with kitchen towel
  12. Prove - 1 hr 30 min
  13. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  14. Attach Whisk
  15. Add egg, vanilla extract and caster sugar to the Kenwood Bowl
  16. Mix - 2 min, Speed Max
  17. Add cornflour and milk to a clean small bowl and mix
  18. Transfer the mixture from the Mixer bowl to a saucepan and add the cornflour mixture
  19. Heat - medium heat
  20. Stir the mixture constantly until it thickens then remove form the heat and pour into a large bowl
  21. Cover with plastic wrap and let cool
  22. Carefully transfer the dough from the large glass bowl to a lightly floured work surface
  23. Gently pull the edges into the centre and roll the dough over and roll into a ball shape
  24. Cover with kitchen towel - 10 min
  25. Place the dough upside down on to a lightly floured work surface
  26. Use finger tips to press into a rectangle shape
  27. Roll out into a rectangle until 3mm thick
  28. Cover with kitchen towel - 10 min
  29. Roll out again slightly if it has sprung back
  30. Spread the custard from the heatproof bowl over the rolled-out dough, leaving a 10 mm border around the edge
  31. Sprinkle with chocolate chips
  32. Take the far edge and roll it back towards you to make a log shape
  33. Cut each end off to get a clean line
  34. Slice the log into equal pieces
  35. Place one piece into the centre of the spring form tin with the cut side up
  36. Place the other pieces in a circle around it
  37. Cover with kitchen towel
  38. Prove - 1 hr 30 min
  39. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  40. Brush with egg
  41. Bake - 10 min, 180°C
  42. Bake - 20 min, 160°C
  43. Let cool - 10 min
  44. Remove from the tin and let cool completely on a cooling rack
  45. Serve
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