Chocolate Filled Buns

To prepare the chocolate filled buns, first melt the butter and let it cool slightly. Now move on to the dough: in a bowl, pour the two flours 1, the sugar 2, and crumble in the fresh yeast 3.

Pour the milk at room temperature 4 and start kneading with your hands 5. When you have obtained a rather homogeneous mixture, pour in part of the melted, now lukewarm butter 6.

Knead again until it is completely absorbed 7 and add a bit more butter. Continue this way until all the butter is used up, letting it absorb slowly. Then transfer the dough to a work surface 8 and add the salt 9.

Knead for a few more minutes 10, then cover with a bowl 11 and let the dough rest for about ten minutes. Knead it again 12 and round it. The dough should be smooth and elastic.

Transfer it to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap 13, and let it rise for about 2 hours at a temperature of about 75-78°F. Once the indicated time has passed, your dough will have grown in volume 14. Transfer it to the work surface and handle it briefly to form a loaf 15.

Cut it with a dough scraper into pieces of about 3.2 oz each 16. You will get 10 pieces 17. Shape each piece into a ball 18.

Continue with the others, covering them with a damp cloth to prevent the dough from drying out, and let them rest for 10 minutes 19. Take the chocolate bars and cut them into pieces 20. Now take one of the balls and flatten it with your hands until you get a 4-inch disk.

Place the chocolate in the center, about 1 oz for each 22. Cover with a piece of dough 23 and roll it up 24.

Pinch the edges to seal the buns and prevent the chocolate from leaking during baking 25. Arrange them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, spacing them apart, and place the seam side down 26. Cover with plastic wrap 27.

Let them rise for 1 hour, or until they have doubled in volume 28. The recommended temperature is 75-78°F. Brush the buns with egg yolk and cream beaten together 29, then make diagonal cuts, 3 or 4 for each bun.

Bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 25 minutes, until they are golden brown. Take them out of the oven 31 and let them cool on a wire rack 32 before serving 33.