Add lukewarmwater and yeast to a bowl and whisk, add sugar, melted butter & warm milk and whisk again.
Add flour, cocoa powder and salt and mix till everything is combined.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl and fold the dough up to combine it.
Using your hand (lightly flour it if it feels sticky but not too much) grab the dough turn it 90° 4 or 5 times. Do the same thing turning 90° and punch it down until the dough is smooth and supple (about 10-20times) shape into a ball and place in your bowl.
Cover rest for 1 to 1.5 hours (I do 1 hour in my oven with light on)
Grease your tin and add parchment paper (this stops the paper moving around)
Once dough is ready punch it down and take out of the bowl. Fold in the chocolate, about 3 times turning dough in between. Knead the dough for 2-3 minutes to fully combine chocolate.
Weight the dough, divide by 9 or 12 depending how many you want. Mine were about 125g: Weigh into equal amounts, fold over and then roll them all into balls.
Place in your dish, cover and rest while oven heats to 180C
Whisk your paste ingredients and place in piping bag or corner of a food bag (put the bag in a large glass before you pour paste in) Once rested snip the bag and pipe the crosses. Keep it moving all the way down and hold the bag upwards when you're not using it.
Bake for 10 min at 180C then turn oven down to 170C and bake for another 14-17 min till dark golden.
While cooking mix honey and boiling water. Brush on as soon as they come out.
