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Braided Chocolate Bread with Simple Syrup Glaze

Ingredients

  • 1 package instant yeast
  • 1 cup buttermilk, warmed, not hot
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 cups flour
  • 6 tbsp softened butter

Chocolate Filling

  • 2 oz dark chocolate
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder

Glaze

  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp water

Instructions

  • Warm buttermilk in the microwave until slightly warm but not hot. Pour in a Kitchenaide bowl. Sprinkle yeast on top. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Add sugar, salt, vanilla, egg and zest. Attach dough hook and turn on the machine. Add the flour a cup at a time. After the flour is in, add the softened butter a tbsp at a time. Let the dough kneed for a few minutes. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.

Chocolate Filling

  • The next day start with making the chocolate. Place dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl with the butter. Microwave until melted. Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar and mix.
    Take out dough from the refrigerator. Cut it in half on a cutting board. Roll out each dough half into a rectangle.
    Spread 1/2 of the chocolate mixture over each piece of dough. Roll them up lengthwise. Cut down the middle so that you have 4 pieces.
    I then used a 4 dough weave to make the bread. After weaving it, place dough in a parchment lined bread pan and let it rise for about an hour. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until browned.

Glaze

  • Combine sugar and water in a saucepan.  Boil until sugar is dissolved.  Cool, then brush fully on bread.