Steps for the Snowman Brioche

• To prepare these soft snowman brioches, the first thing to do is to make the brioche dough. I used the stand mixer but you can knead everything by hand in a large bowl and then on a work surface. In the bowl of the stand mixer, place the sifted flour, vanilla, grated lemon zest, yeast dissolved in a small amount of milk, granulated sugar, and sunflower oil, and knead for a few minutes at speed 1-2 using the hook attachment. Then add the egg and let it knead for a few more moments. Then slowly add the remaining milk little by little and continue kneading. Add the salt as well. It will take at least 15 minutes in total to get a smooth and homogeneous dough or until the dough is well formed. Place the dough to rise in a bowl covered with cling film until it doubles in size, which will take about 3 hours.

  

• After the dough has doubled, turn it out onto a work surface. Gently deflate it with your hands and carefully take some portions of dough and form balls of about 1 oz each. Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and position them two close to each other as in the photo. Let them rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size. When they are ready, brush the surface of the brioches with the beaten egg mixed with milk and bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Turn off the heat and let them cool.

  

• Melt both the dark and white chocolate in two separate bowls over a double boiler. The melted white chocolate should be colored to create more colors, so divide it into several small bowls and add the food coloring of your choice. Take inspiration from my photos and create eyes, branches for arms, and the mouth with dark chocolate, while for the jacket buttons, scarf, and nose use the colored chocolate. Feel free to use your imagination. I used toothpicks for drawing.

  
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