Chocolate-Filled Buns
I’m married to a man who’s crazy about anything chocolate in bread so I guess it’s my destiny to bake bread every week. Although I have a bread recipe from my mom that’s good but it takes me a day to do the whole production. Being such a good wife (right, honey?) I always on the look out for something simpler. And I think I found my answer in this recipe in Cooking Light magazine last year and I have been wanting to make it since two months ago ;P I finally had a time to do it last week, boy…I was glad to try it. This recipe is a perfect recipe to make a quick chocolate-filled bread for me. The dough didn’t take long to make and since it rested overnight in the fridge, I was free to do something else. Of course I have to plan ahead whenever I want to make it, but I don’t mind it at all. Best of all, the bread is still soft even after the day it’s baked. My only complain was that the recipe stated only 1 1/2 teaspoon of chopped chocolate in it. I deviated a bit from the recipe, I added about 1/2 tablespoons, but I still found it to be so meager. Of course, a recipe coming from Cooking Light magazine always has a boundary, but I don’t want any boundary when eating chocolate-filled buns! Next time I’ll go about 1 tablespoons to 1 1/2 tablespoons of chocolate in it. This is best eaten the day it’s baked when the chocolate still runny and warm 
Chocolate-Filled Buns
Yields 16 servings
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (aobut 7 ounces)
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 packages quick-rise yeast (about 4 1/2 teaspoons)
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 large egg
2 1/4 cups bread flour (about 10 1/2 ounces)
Cooking spray
3 1/2 or more ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 large egg, slightly beaten with little bit of water
Lightly spoon whole wheat flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine whole wheat flour, sugar, slat, and quick-rise yeast in a large bowl, stiriing well with a whisk.
Combine milk, 1/2 cup water, butter, and canola oil in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave at HIGH 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until mixture is warm (100 to 110 degrees F). Add milk mixture to flour mixture; stir 1 minute. Add egg; stir 1 minute. Lightly spoon bread flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add bread flour to yeast mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Turn mixture out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 2 minutes.
Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray; lightly coat top of dough with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface, and punch down. Divide dough into 16 equal portions; shape each portion into a ball. Working with one ball at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), roll dough into a 5-inch circle. Place about 1 1/2 teaspoons chocolate in the center of circle. Roll up dough tightly, jelly-roll fashion; pinch seams to seal. Place buns, seam side down, on a baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray. Tuck ends under; cover. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and chocolate.
Lightly coat dough with cooking spray; cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degree F), free form drafts, 40 minutes or until doubled in size. About 15 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 375 degree F. Lightly brush tops of buns with egg wash.
Bake at 375 degree for 17 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
Source: adapted from Cooking Light magazine, November 2007
oohh…. the chocolate…!! the taste must be so yummy. My hubby loves chocolate too but not in bread. I do like chocolate bread.
if you like chocolate in bread, you should definitely try this, you won’t regret it
Comment by dwiana — November 12, 2008 @ 6:56 am
This looks like it’d be right up my main squeeze’s alley too. He spent his childhood on the beaches of Northern France with his cousins, eating hallowed out baguettes filled with good French chocolate bars. Nicely warmed by the sun, of course.
hey, the guy who sent this recipe to the magz grew up eating croissant with chocolate, that’s why he made this recipe! i like this because it’s definitely easier to make than croissant
Comment by Mari — November 12, 2008 @ 7:04 am
Eliza, you are married to a man who’s crazy about anything chocolate in bread. I’m married to a man who’s crazy about anything bread! haha
I wanna give this recipe a try soon!
oh hoho…you should try it soon…i hope you’ll like it!
Comment by Mrs Ergül — November 12, 2008 @ 7:13 am
aku kalo bikin roti napa selalu gatot ya..hikkss…choclate pengennn dwehhh
wadoh…kasian kamu Sye…kalo deket tinggalnya, aku pasti bagi roti tiap kali
ini resepnya sih gampang banget, kayaknya gak bisa salah deh…
Comment by elsye — November 12, 2008 @ 7:30 am
This looks so delicious – definitely need to give it a try. I love the idea of chocolate in bread!
please do…i hope you won’t be disappointed.
Comment by Muse in the Kitchen — November 12, 2008 @ 10:17 am
Liz, cooking spray tuh yg gimana seh?..sorry pertanyaannya agak ndesit
. Btw rotinya mantebbbb
ndesit itu apa? hehehe…
cooking spray itu berupa botolan, isinya ya minyak yg dicampur gas supaya bisa disemprot. kalo gak ketemu, pake melted butter, sama aja.
Comment by retno — November 12, 2008 @ 11:34 am
cooking spray disini mahilnya amit². pengen bikin roti, ga jadi² mulu. abis ngeri ga jadi.
si amit jangan dipanggil2 dong Min
kalo mahal spt yg aku tulis utk Retno, pake melted butter aja. sama kegunaannya. resep ini sih gampang bikinnya (buat aku heheh) soalnya diuleninnya aja cuma 2 menit, pake tangan lagi. dicoba 1/2 resep deh Min….
Comment by mindy — November 12, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
dari texturenya pasti enak roti bikinan mu el, toss
hubby ku juga syuka roti soklad buat tea time ____
hehe…hubby sih makan roti coklat bisa kapan aja, kalo perut lapar pasti dimakan
Comment by rita bellnad — November 12, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
Who wouldn’t want chocolate filled bread?
Delicious!
yeah, who wouldn’t? in fact, i might want to make these again soon!
Comment by elra — November 12, 2008 @ 9:44 pm
Katanya gampang, jadi pengen cubak. Belum pernah bikin roti sendiri hehehe. Pa kabar Mba?
kabar baik Ne…kemana aja dikau
dicoba deh, dicoba….
masak iya belum pernah coba bikin roti sendiri? kamu Anne? heh, gak percaya
Comment by Andrie Anne — November 13, 2008 @ 1:37 am
These are fantastic, Liz! I know why the hubby is so addictive – who can resist delicious treats like the ones you make?
awww…you’re sweet! i just hope i will have energy to bake as long as i live
Comment by Patricia Scarpin — November 13, 2008 @ 5:39 am
Ahhh I would have this for breaky
I love the combo of whole wheat and regular bread flour. With the chocolate, it must be greaaaaaaat!
LOL…you’re funny Anh! i wouldn’t want to say no to this combo too, they’re just perfect comfort food snacks for us.
Comment by Anh — November 13, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
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Trackback by Wild Yeast — November 14, 2008 @ 1:05 am
Oh those look heavenly. you have reminded me of a recipe i love for chocolate brioche, but which, as you elude, takes all day to prepare. this sounds like a perfect compromise!
yes, sometimes when i have lots of time i don’t mind to be a kitchen slave. but in some busy weekdays these would suffice. it’s a win-win situation
Comment by alexandra\'s kitchen — November 14, 2008 @ 9:43 am
I fell in love with the chocolate bread at a local bakery here in San Diego. It’s such a treat to spurge on it every now and then. And I wish I had one of your brioche buns for tomorrow morning.
hey, that should be wonderful! waking up to freshly baked bread!
Comment by Susan from Food Blogga — November 14, 2008 @ 6:59 pm
Oh! I love the sight of this – tempting:)
go on…make some today!
Comment by Sunshinemom — November 14, 2008 @ 11:38 pm
More chocolate for me, please!hee heee…it is just me!
hey yeah…i’d love to give you my share!
Comment by tigerfish — November 15, 2008 @ 9:19 pm
liz…daku juga doyan coklat lhoooo on/in/under/over almost anything juga euy
gimana dong, kita kan cewe, siapa cewe yg gak doyan coklat sih? ;D
Comment by rita — November 17, 2008 @ 12:34 am
those look awesome! can’t think of anything better to have with my cup of coffee! beautiful pictures too!
yeah…yeah…any drink will go with these!
Comment by missy — November 21, 2008 @ 12:01 pm