Marbled Chocolate Brioche Loaf

Name: Marbled Chocolate Brioche Loaf
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: One 9 × 5 × 3-inch (23 × 13 × 7-cm) loaf pan buttered and the bottom lined with a rectangle of parchment or buttered wax paper cut to fit; 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour; One 9 × 5 × 3-inch (23 × 13 × 7-cm) loaf pan buttered and the bottom lined with a rectangle of parchment or buttered wax paper cut to fit; Pinch of ground cinnamon; 1½ ounces (37½ grams) bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate, melted and cooled; 1 tablespoon water; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ cup milk; 2½ teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast; 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off); 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off); 7 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces; ¼ cup sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 2 large egg yolks; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon dark rum

Preparation info

Makes one
9 × 5 × 3 inch

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Modern Baker

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2008

About

I love swirls of chocolate threading through any kind of a plain cake. This marbled brioche is fairly straightforward to prepare since you mix everything in the food processor. Marbling the plain and chocolate doughs together requires a little patience, but the reward is a beautiful loaf with an alluringly different flavor achieved by adding grated lemon zest and rum to the dough.

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Americas
United States
Bread
Vegetarian

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