Brioches With Chocolate Chips

• 1 ounce, weight Fresh Yeast
• 1/2 cups Fresh Whole Milk, Warmed Slightly
• 4-1/4 cups Flour
• 7 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1 pinch Fine Salt
• 3 whole Eggs
• 5-1/2 ounces, weight Chocolate Chips
• 1 whole Egg Yolk
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar Crystal

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk. Let it set for a few minutes to make sure it's totally dissolved.
2. Place the flour in a mound on a clean working surface, make a well in the center and add softened butter, dissolved yeast, sugar, salt, 3 eggs and the chocolate chips. Mix together all of the dough ingredients by hand for about 10 minutes, to make a soft and smooth dough (not sticky). You may need to add a bit more flour if it's too sticky.
3. Place dough in a clean bowl, cover it with a clean kitchen towel and let it rise for about 2 hours in a warm draft-free place, until double in size. Once the dough has risen, place it back on working table, cut into 3 equal pieces and roll each into a long cylinder. Then form a braid with the 3 cylinders.
4. Brush the top of the braided dough with egg yolk (using a pastry brush) and sprinkle some sugar crystals over the top.
5. Place some baking paper onto a 13-by-9 inch baking pan, then gently lift the dough braid into the pan, and let it rise for about 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F (180u0b0C).
6. Bake the brioche in preheated oven until golden, for about 45 minutes.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/brioches-with-chocolate-chips/ (may not work)