I made chocolate chip sweet bread, which turned out delicious and quite simple to make – I highly recommend it.
- Egg yolk – 1
- Egg – 1
- Honey – 2 tbsp
- Olive oil – 1 tbsp
- Strong bread flour – 275 g
- Caster sugar – 3 tbsp
- Dried yeast – 1 sachet of 7 g
- Lukewarm water – 125 g
- Egg white (to brush the bread with) – 1
- Some chocolate chips (optional)
- Water – 4 tbsp
- Caster sugar – 75 g
- Mini chocolate eggs
- Rainbow sprinkles
Method is explained and illustrated below. Enjoy! 🙂
Separate 1 egg yolk from white, and place it and 1 egg into a small bowl.
Place honey into a separate bowl.
Add olive oil…
… and the egg mixture, and whisk it until foamy (you can use a hand whisk).
Sift the strong bread flour into a separate bowl.
Add caster sugar into the flour.
Add the yeast…
… mix it in, and make a well.
Add the egg mixture…
… and mix it in.
Start adding lukewarm water…
… gradually, bit by bit…
… and mix it well in.
Keep mixing with a wooden spoon, until the dough starts forming. If you find it too gooey, add a little more flour.
Sprinkle a wooden tray with the flour and place the dough on it. Knead for about 10-15 minutes until it stops sticking to your hands, but is still very soft.
Place the dough into an oiled bowl, cover with a cling film and leave to rise for about 1 hour in a warm and draft-free place.
In an hour, you will see the dough has risen.
Place the dough onto a wooden tray, sprinkled with some flour, divide it into 3 parts and form stripes.
Plait them…
… cover and leave to rise for another hour.
Pre-heat your oven to 170 C. Grease a tray and carefully place the dough into it. Brush the dough with an egg white. You can add some chocolate chips.
Bake at 170 C for 25-30 minutes.
Prepare some syrup: mix 4 tbsp water and 75 g caster sugar and simmer it. Brush it onto the bread. Sprinkle the bread with rainbow sprinkles and add chocolate mini-eggs.
And enjoy! 
Absolutely delicious!
