Chocolate And Mascarpone Brioche

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 3/4 cups bread flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons water, warm
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 12 ounces dark chocolate squares
• 250 g mascarpone cheese
• milk, for glazing

Recipe

• 1 brush brioche cups or muffin tin with the melted butter.
• 2 sift together the flour, sugar and salt. stir in the yeast. add the warm water, eggs and remaining butter to make a soft dough.
• 3 knead until smooth and then cover and let rise until doubled - approximately 1 1/2 hours.
• 4 punch down and then divide dough in half. shape the first half into 12 balls. place each ball into a brioche or muffin cup and press an indentation into the center. place a heaping teaspoon of mascarpone into each indentation. top with a square of chocolate. press firmly into the dough ball.
• 5 shape the remaining dough into 12 balls with a pointy end (like a tear drop shape). brush each drop with milk and press into the brioche - pointy end up - sealing well.
• 6 cover with oiled plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size - 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 preheat oven to 400°f brush with milk and bake 12-15 minutes until firm and golden brown.