Black Forest Bread

Black Forest Bread Recipe – Soft, Chocolatey & Perfectly Fluffy! Learn how to make this decadent, bakery-style Black Forest Bread at home using Saf-Instant® Gold Instant Dry Yeast for perfect rise and texture every time.

Follow this easy step-by-step recipe for a moist, chocolatey with a rich cherry filling.

INGREDIENTS

DoughQuantity
Bread Flour500g
Water275g
Chocolate flavor 25g
Alkalized Cocoa Powder 25g
Salt9g
Egg50g
Glazed Cherry50g
Sugar75g
Saf-instant® Gold Instant Dry Yeast11g
Magimix® Yellow Bread Improver3g
Shortening40g
Milk powder15g
FillingQuantity
Glazed cherry100g
Chocolate Chips 125g
Custard Powder50g
Water (cold)125g
ToppingsQuantity
Chocolate streuselsAs needed
Sweetened Whipped creamAs needed
Cherry for garnishAs needed

FEATURED PRODUCT

Saf-instant® Gold Instant Dry Yeast

PROCESS

  1. Mix all ingredients for 4 minutes at low speed except shortening and glazed cherry. Next, add shortening and mix for 1 minute (slow mixing). Shift to high speed for 4 minutes and add the glazed cherry and mix again for 2 minutes or until it’s evenly incorporated.
  2. Cover and Rest the dough for 10 minutes.
  3. Divide the dough into 50 grams and smoothen in to a ball .
  4. Cover and Rest the dough balls for 10 minutes.
  5. Gently flatten the dough and put 30 grams of filling and lock the dough.
  6. Place dough in the pan, spray with water and gently dip into the streuesels.
  7. Proof for 75-90 minutes at 30°C or until double in size.
  8. Bake at 180°C for 15-20 minutes.
  9. Remove from pan and cool.
  10. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, Topped with whipping cream and Cherry.

FILLING

  1. Mix custard powder with cold water until smooth.
  2. Add glazed cherry, chocolate chips and mix well.

Watch the recipe video here.