Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Heat the milk in a small saucepan until lukewarm, about 110 degrees. Pour into a small bowl and whisk in the yeast. Stir in 1 cup of the flour thoroughly. Cover and set aside for 20 minutes.
- In a food processor, combine the butter, sugar, salt, eggs, egg yolks, lemon zest, and rum. Pulse until the butter is evenly distributed.
- Scrape the yeast mixture into the food processor and pulse 6 times to mix. Add the remaining flour and pulse until smooth. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
- Start the food processor and run continuously for 10 seconds. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and divide into 3 equal pieces.
- Prepare the Chocolate Enrichment by combining water, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir into the melted chocolate. Pulse into the food processor with one piece of dough.
- Fold the chocolate dough over itself until slightly elastic. On a floured surface, press one piece of plain dough into a 5-inch square and stack with chocolate dough.
- Cut the stacked dough into 3 strips. Cut one strip into ten 1/2-inch pieces and toss the pieces in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of water.
- Press the dough pieces together into a coherent ball. Turn onto a floured surface and press into a thick 4 x 8-inch rectangle. Place in a prepared loaf pan.
- Cover with buttered plastic wrap and let rise about 1 inch over the top of the pan for 1 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350?F about 20 minutes before baking.
- Bake until well risen and deep golden, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes before unmolding.
Nutrition
Notes
Feel free to customize by adding fillings like nuts or fruit preserves to this brioche mixture.
