Japanese Style Chocolate Multi-Layer Marble Bread

Hi semua,

Sebenarnya dah lama sgt teringin nk buat roti marble jenis ni..selalu buat marble yg biasa2 je. Bila terpandang rupa roti ni di blog Anh's, terus tergoda & melompat2 hati nk try buat.hahaha..(ayat x menahan). Kalau x pecaya, korang tengok la sendiri..sy punya ni memang bagai langit & bumi la kalau nk dibandingkan..huhu

Roti ni jugak sangat unik..sebab resipi nya menggunakan whipping cream. Itu lah yg membuatkan rasanya sangat milky & menjadi sangat gebu. Cara nak buat layer coklat tu sebenarnya sama mcm kita nk buat puff pastry..kaedah yg sama. Tp x perlu la kuar masuk peti sejuk..canai & lipat, buat beberapa kali. Cara yg lengkap ada di blog Anh's ya..korang boleh tengok kat sana.

Bila makan roti ni masa suam2, fuhhhh..dengan rasa coklat nya yg agak meriah, kegebuan yg menggoda lg..kalau mkn sekeping memang x cukup la. Terima kasih pada penyumbang resipi yg sangat bijak ni. Sy kongsikan resipi nya di sini ya..

Japanese Style Chocolate Multi-Layer Marble Bread
by: Anh's

For the chocolate sheet

30g dark chocolate

55g milk

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

15g plain flour

1.5 tbp corn starch

15g sugar

2 tbps condensed milk

For the bread dough 

Ingredients

220g bread flour

30g cake flour

1tsp salt

1 tsp dry yeast

70g sugar

1 egg

100ml milk

45ml whipping cream

15g melted butter

 Method:

Prepare the bread dough first!
1. Put all ingredients into the bread machine as per instructions for your machine in the dough cycle. (If you do not have a bread machine, simply knead the dough with an electric stand-mixer. Remember separate the yeast from salt and sugar to avoid the dehydration. 

Knead until gluten is fully developed and the dough is elastic, smooth, non-sticky and leave from sides of mixing bowl. Cover with a damp towel and allow the dough to ferment until double in size, about 60 minutes).

2. When the dough cycle is completed, punch down the bread dough to release the air and let it rest for 10 minutes before proceeding with the recipe.

Prepare the chocolate sheet
Put the chocolate in a bowl, and microwave on High for 40s. Take out, stir. If the chocolate is not melted, continue to microwave at 5-10 seconds increment. When the chocolate is melted, mix in the other ingredients. Mix well to combine and avoid any lump.

Put the bowl onto the microwave again. This time for 50 seconds. Take out, give it a good stir. It should be sticky and forming a dough by now. Keep stirring until everything combined.

Spread the chocolate sheet onto the cling wrap. Roll out thinly, store in the fridge while waiting for the bread dough to be ready.

Forming the bread layer
After the dough has rested, roll the dough onto a floured surface to a rectangular around 30x40cm. Place the chocolate sheet on top. The chocolate sheet should be well inside the bread dough. Wrap the bread dough onto the chocolate sheet. Use your hand to pat down and flatten the dough.

Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a thin rectangular shape, 20x40cm. Fold the dough in three lengthwise.

Turn 90 degree. Repeat the above step. Roll the dough thinly, then fold in three lengthwise. The more `turn´ you make, the more marbling effects you will have. I turn the dough around 4 times.

Finally, roll the dough into 20x40cm rectangular. Cut the dough into three long strips. Braid them together, put into a greased loaf pan. Cover with cling wrap, and let them ferment in a warm place until doubled (around 40-60 mins depending on your room temperature).

Baking
Preheat the oven to 170C. Sprinkle the bread with some extra sugar if desired. Bake for 35-40 mins or until the bread is done. (The bottom of the bread sounds hollow when knocked). Cool on a rack. Enjoy!