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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Bread	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Active dry yeast
6	tb	Warm water (105-115 degrees)
2 3/4	c	All-purpose flour; divided
2	tb	Sugar
1	ts	Salt
6	tb	Butter; softened
6	tb	Heavy cream
4		Egg yolks
1/2	pk	(6-oz) Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1		Egg; beaten

INSTRUCTIONS

In small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; set aside for l0 minutes. Add
3/4 cup flour; knead until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in
warm place for 1 hour. In large bowl, combine remaining 2 cups flour, sugar
and salt; make well in center. Add butter, heavy cream and egg yolks to
well; mix until dough forms a ball. On lightly floured board, knead dough
until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes). Knead in yeast mixture. Knead
in Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Reserve 1/4 of dough;
set aside. Form remaining dough into ball; place in buttered 8-inch glass
brioche mold.  If a metal brioche mold is used, raise oven temperature to
375 degrees.  Make deep depression in center of dough. Roll remaining 1/4
of dough into ball. Press into center of dough in mold. Pat topknot to
shape evenly. Cover with cloth; let rise in warm place until doubled in
bulk (about 1 hour). Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush bread with beaten
egg. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Cover with foil. Bake 15
minutes longer. Remove from mold; cool on wire rack. Serve warm. Makes one
brioche.
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