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poppy seed dark chocolate buns

Poppy seed dark chocolate buns

chiliandtonic
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Dough resting time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes
Course after dinner, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine comfort food

Ingredients
  

Brioche dough

  • 10 g dry active yeast
  • 70 g sugar
  • 200 g warm milk
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 8 g salt
  • 70 g salt
  • 450 g all purpose flour plus more for dusting

Poppy seed filling

  • 100 g melted butter
  • 100 g powdered sugar
  • 100 g poppy seeds may be less or more

Chocolate glaze

  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 100 g white chocolate
  • 150 g milk

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl mix the milk with the sugar and yeast and let it start bubbling slightly
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and knead for 2 minutes until somewhat smooth
  • Place in a buttered or oiled bowl, cover and let rise for 2 hours in a warm place
  • Make the filling by mixing the butter with the powdered sugar
  • Preheat your oven to 180°C
  • When the dough has doubled, punch it down and place on a floured surface
  • Divide into 12 equal pieces, roll each into a ball
  • Roll each piece into a rectangle, smear with the filling and sprinkle with poppy seeds
    poppy seed filling
  • Next, roll into a log, cut in half, braid and knot, just like making a Babka
  • Place each bun on a parchment covered sheet pan and let rise for 20 minutes before baking
  • Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, then take out
  • Cover the pan and the buns with foil and bake for 20 minutes
  • Remove from the oven and let cool
  • Meanwhile make the glaze
  • Add 50 g of the milk to the white chocolate and 100 g to the dark chocolate
  • Melt each in a water bath, double boiler
  • Once the buns have cooled, dip into the dark chocolate and place on a wire rack to set
  • After 10 minutes take a spoon or a spatula and drip the white chocolate over the buns
  • As you can see this is a very artistic process, abstract even
Keyword dessert, sweet