chocolate hazelnut sourdough brioche

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I had loads of starter left over from my loaf this weekend. I'm still getting used to how much starter I need to keep for the amount I bake. My 3 yr old daughter absolutely demolishes anything with chocolate or hazelnuts, or brioche, so i thought this was a good idea. Anybody who has children will not be surprised to learn, that despite the fact she adores every ingredient in these, they're definitely poison and she won't go near them, because I'm the worst person in the world.

Anyway, I made a fairly basic sourdough brioche recipe, and melted some dark chocolate,then mixed it with some hazelnuts I had lying around in the cupboard. It is lovely, especially the ones with slightly darker icing. I made that with vanilla extract instead of water.

These look wonderful, and an excellent way to use up starter. Would you share the formula?