Excess Easter Eggs 2: Raspberry / Chocolate Brioche

Hey!  I baked with yeast for the first time today.

Yes, I'm overly excited, and yes, I used a chocolate bunny.

I'll admit it, it took me a lot longer to find this recipe than I thought it should - it was one of those recipes that I knew I'd seen somewhere but could not for the life of me find again.

Easter bunny Raspberry Brioche

So after Pinterest exploring, on a whim I found the recipe.  It's from SortedFood, and the video actually made it easier, so I knew what to expect (considering this was the first time I had used yeast and really didn't know what to expect) at each of the stages.  One thing that was mentioned but I didn't take (overly) seriously - just how sticky the mixture was.  I mean, I floured the bench, I floured my fingers and hands, but it still stuck everywhere.

Easter bunny raspberry brioche


Rather than using dried apricots and chocolate chips as mentioned in the recipe (click the link above!), I destroyed an innocent Easter bunny (or not so innocent, the damn thing was made out of seriously cheap chocolate, and since I ate the leftovers I haven't been feeling well...  I'm alright now though!) and located some frozen raspberries in the freezer.

Added ingredients :)


One thing I did forget, was to do an egg wash over the top of the brioche.  But it turned out brown enough, and all in all, it looks pretty.  Pity I actually don't like how it tastes, haha, but my Mum loves it.

Un-eggwashed easter bunny raspberry brioche


One thing I know for sure, I will definitely be baking with yeast again, it's so much fun!
See you Tuesday!
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 P.S. Tried another piece, heated up in the microwave. It's delicious hot!

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