Bread Baking: Brioche Bread

 This sweet French bread has a very soft texture. It's a bit more work than many other recipes, but has a great flavor. And I also am making a slightly fast version, compared to the full length version.

Brioche:
1/2 cup (120mL) warm milk
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp dry yeast
5 eggs + 1 egg yolk
1 tbsp vanilla extract or 3 tbsp vanilla sugar
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
4 cups (500g) flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup (250g) soft butter


Active yeast by combining warm milk, honey and dry yeast. 


Whisk in eggs, vanilla and sugar. 



Stir in flour and salt until you can't anymore and knead in as much flour as you can by hand before using a mixer with a dough hook. Knead about 5 minutes. 



Then slowly add butter, kneading 2-3 minutes between each addition, until all the butter is incorporated. 





Knead dough another 10 minutes until dough reaches a very smooth consistency. Allow to rise for 1 hour at room temperature. Knead until smooth again. (I skipped the first rise)


Form into loaves. Traditionally, brioche is often braided or placed in balls into the loaf form. Place into greased loaf pans. Allow to rise another hour. 


Brush with egg wash. You can sprinkle with large grain sugar, if desired. 


Bake at 325°F or 160°C for 35-45 minutes or until top is golden brown.

This bread is soft and buttery with a delicate, sweet undertone.
It's really a lovely recipe.



Watch us make this gorgeous bread recipe on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/0zUKSA8l6qQ
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