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Chocolate Bun

Posted by suanne  Published in Bread

This is Arkensen and Nanzaro’s favourite bun. It is chocolatey and soft. Sometimes, I fill the buns with some semi-sweet chocolate chips to give it the extra omph.

This time, I filled the Chocolate Bun with a few white chocolate wafers.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 3 cups bread flour (I used all purpose flour)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • chocolate chips/wafer (optional)

I used the bread machine to prepare the dough. Set the bread machine to sweet bread setting. Place the ingredients into the machine in the order as per your machine’s requirement.
Click on the link below for the instructions.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F. I bake the buns at 325F because I usually use a glass baking dish.

Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces.Lightly flatten a piece of the dough and fill it with a few chocolate wafers. Pinch the edges together and roll the dough into a ball.
Repeat with all the dough.
Let the bubs rise in a warm and dust free place for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.I usually place them in an oven which i heat up just a tad and switch off. I also place a bowl of hot water in the oven to keep it warm.Bake at 350F for 12 to 15 minutes.

You may cover the buns with an aluminum foil after 10 minutes to prevent the top from being too crusty.

The Chocolate Buns are good for breakfast or after school snacks. They disappear very fast.  Theboys gobbles them all down in no time.

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monkey said in March 16th, 2008 at 5:56 am

Dear Suanne and Ben:

I wanted to let you know how much I really enjoy your food blog. Each post is thoughtful with great pictures of your food adventures and recipes. I learn something new from your postings. I am new to Vancouver, so I find your restaurant suggestions to be very helpful too. Keep up the great work.

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Boo said in March 18th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

Can I ask is it an egg wash you are doing before baking? Thanks

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suanne said in March 19th, 2008 at 4:56 am

Hi Boo, it’s like egg wash but I used milk instead of egg.

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cocoa said in March 20th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

This look really easy to prepare..
Thanks for sharing

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akwok said in March 21st, 2008 at 6:14 am

Is it just me, or has the last article been stuck on March 15th for a while now? :o

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Windy said in March 21st, 2008 at 6:22 pm

Just want to say Happy Easter to you and your family. The buns look really lovely…

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