Cafe Au Lait Bread

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   Put all the ingredients except for the chocolate and the butter in a bowl and knead.

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   Once the dough is formed, add the butter and knead it in.

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   Round off the dough and allow to rise to more than twice its original size (1st rising).

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   If adding chocolate, break up the chocolate bar into 8 pieces.

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   Once the dough has risen to twice its original volume, divide into 8 portions, round off each piece and rest for 20 minutes.

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   Flatten each piece of dough and wrap it around one of the 8 chocolate pieces Round off again.

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   Leave to rise again (2nd rising) until doubled in size.

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   (You can put the dough into little tins as shown in the photo too. )

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   Once the has risen to twice their size, bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 13 to 15 minutes.

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    The bread is delicious even without the chocolate.

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    (Top loaf) 300 g of flour baked in a cylindrical mesh pan.

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    (Bottom loaf) 200 g flour in a half-moon shaped baking pan.

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    No chocolate added.

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    The dough can be baked in a square shokupan or Pullman loaf pan too.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.