Nutella Swirl Bread

BM# 51 -- Baking Marathon: Day 6

Bake of the Day: Breads -- Hazelnut Spread Swirl Bread

This bread is very simple to make, but I messed it up 2 times before I got it almost right, the third time. This is probably the only bread that I made 3 times without giving up. I knew exactly what mistakes I made and wanted to make it right at the end.

OK, so here's the story behind this bread: This Nutella swirl bread recipe is from Costco connection cookbook and the photo looked absolutely amazing and I wanted to make it for my chocolate loving son. The recipe is quite simple, dough with flour-yeast-sugar, 1 rise, then roll and spread Nutella, re-roll, cut and bake.

Attempt 1: Recipe says -- brush water on the top and sprinkle with sugar. I got very smart and brushed milk on top and baked it for as long as the recipe suggested.
Result: Bread looks almost burnt and turns into a big crispy cookie.
Lesson learnt: Brush with water ONLY and bake for less time.

Attempt 2: Recipe CLEARLY says -- Hazelnut spread (aka Nutella) swirl bread. I got toooooo intelligent and used a chocolate spread with candy in it. Baked it for less time though.
Result: You can see for yourself.
Lesson learnt: DON'T mess with THE Nutella.

Attempt 3: Followed the recipe and made adjustments according to my learnings. Result is almost what I was expecting.
Despite all of the failed attempts, none of the breads were wasted. Infact the first cookie-ish bread was actually loved by everyone. As for the second attempt, I simply scraped off the oozed out chocolate and that was finished in no time. The last one was a quick sale too :-)

All in all, if you are a Nutella fanatic, then this is the bread for you. The dough itself is not too sweet, sweetness comes from the sugar sprinkled on top and the nutella spread. It's great for breakfast with some fruit and milk.

Ingredients: Makes 12 small buns

All purpose flour - 1cup

Wholewheat Flour - ½cup
Instant Yeast - 1¼tsp
Sugar - 2tbsp, divided
Salt - ⅛tsp
Warm Water - ⅓~½cup
Nutella - ½cup

Method:

• Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix and knead until a smooth, soft dough forms. Cover and set aside for 1 hour or until doubled in volume.
• In the meantime, preheat to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Gently deflate the dough and on a lightly floured surface, roll it out into a 10"x12" rectangle.
• Spread Nutella evenly on the dough leaving a 1" edge on all sides. Roll the dough into a tight roll and bring both the ends together. Lightly brush water on the ends and pinch them together.
• Transfer it onto the baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, score the dough into 12 equal pieces. Gently spread the pieces a little bit. 
• Brush the top with water and sprinkle the remaining 1tbsp of sugar.
• Bake for 25~30 minutes, or until the top is golden. Remove onto a wire rack and let cool completely before digging in.

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