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Put the first 8 ingredients in your bread maker on a short dough cycle, around 45 minutes usually
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If doughing by hand, mix the yeast with the warm water and sugar and leave to react for a few minutes, then mix in the mashed potato, melted butter and salt before gradually adding the flour and choc chips
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Knead for 10 minutes then place in an oiled bowl to rise for an hour covered with a cloth before deflating the dough
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Split the dough into 8 balls.
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Brioche looks like a ball with a little ball balancing on top.
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My kids say they look like ladies bazooms lol, so instead I shape mine like cinnamon rolls!
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Place your shapes side by side on a greased pan.
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For the 'crown' effect place them around in a circle, one in the middle, then a row around that.
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You will need 6 for that with 2 left over
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Cover loosly with tin foil and sit in a warm place until doubled in size
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Preheat the oven to gas 5 / 190C / 375F
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Brush the tops of the brioche with the oil/milk mix then cover back up loosly with the foil so they don't brown too much in the oven, and bake for 20 minutes
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Reduce the oven to gas 4 / 180C / 350F and bake, still covered for another 15 - 20 minutes.
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The buns should sound hollow when tapped if they're ready
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Brush with the 2 tsp melted butter as soon as they come out of the oven.
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Remove from the tray after 5 mins and set on a wire rack to cool
