Chocolate Bread Recipe

Croissant dough: In the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour, water, eggs, yeast, salt, sugar, and honey. Mix on low speed until you obtain a homogeneous dough, then on medium speed until the dough pulls away from the sides. Incorporate the softened butter and knead again until you achieve a homogeneous dough. Cover it with a damp cloth, then let it rise at room temperature (24 to 25°C) for 1 hour.

Degas the dough by working it by hand. Then roll it out to the width of the butter and double its length. Place it in the freezer for 5 minutes, then in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

Place the chilled butter in the center of the dough, covering it with the edges of the dough on each side. Position the visible butter facing you. Using a rolling pin, perform a double fold: roll from bottom to top until you achieve a thickness of about 7 mm. Make a slight mark in the center of the dough, then fold the top and bottom over this center, and then fold the dough in half like a wallet. Let it rest for 10 minutes in the refrigerator. Finally, perform a single fold: roll the dough to a thickness of 1 cm, fold the top down over one-third of the dough, then fold the bottom up over the top. Roll out directly to a thickness of 3.5 mm.

Glaze: In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the cream.

Finishing and baking: Cut out rectangles measuring 20 cm x 7 cm. Place the rectangle vertically, position a chocolate bar near the edge, roll about 2 cm, add another bar, roll again for 2 cm, and repeat this process a third time until the roll is complete. Let it rise at 26°C for about 1.5 hours. Preheat the oven to 175 °C.

Place the rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and, using a brush, apply a thin layer of egg wash on each of them. Bake and let cook for 15 minutes. Once out of the oven, remove the rolls and let them cool on a rack.

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