Brioche

The Brioche bread is a very highly enriched bread.  It has aspects of a pastry dough because of its high eggs and butter content and some sugar and milk. Fruits can be added to the dough to make it even richer.  This particular recipe is for a simple pan loaf style Brioche. It’s incredibly delicious when used to make french toast.  During the summer months, I use this dough to make hamburger bun rolls – these smaller rolls should be baked for about 20 to 25 minutes.  The brioche recipe that I used prior to graduating from Bread Baking used to be dry.  With the skills and technique I acquired at school, the brioche is amazing – a nice brown and crust and a soft and dense internal crumb structure.

Some notes about mixing the dough – the initial incorporation of the ingredients, with the exception of the sugar and butter, will yield a dry dough; this allows the dough to develop structure before adding the sugar and butter.  As the butter is added the dough will become soft.

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Brioche

Course Breads, Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine French
Keyword Breads, Brioche, French Bread, Sweet Bread
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Fermentation/Proof Ti 3 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 2 Loaves
Author Yasmin Rasheed

Ingredients

  • 490 grams all purpose flour
  • 108 grams warm tap water (77 to 80 degree)
  • 49 grams milk
  • 108 grams eggs (Plus one egg, beaten to egg wash the dough)
  • 8 grams instant or rapid yeast
  • 59 grams granulated sugar
  • 10 grams salt
  • 157 grams butter (Cold)

Instructions

  1. Soften the cold butter - use a rolling pin, pound the butter to soften it. The butter should be pliable and soft. Set aside.

  2. In an electric mixer with an attached dough hook, combine the flour, water, milk, eggs, yeast and salt. Mix at low speed until all ingredients are incorporated - about 2 to 3 minutes. Increase speed to medium and continue mixing the dough - about 5 to 8 minutes. The dough will start to become smoother.  

    Note: The dough will look and feel dry. 

  3. Add the sugar and incorporate at low speed - about 2 minutes. 

  4. Add the softened butter and incorporate at low speed - 3 to 5 minutes.  Use a spatula to scrape down any butter that are caught on the sides of the bowl. 

  5. Increase speed to medium and continue mixing until the butter is fully incorporated and the dough will feel wet and soft. 

  6. Lightly oil a large mixing bowl. Remove the dough to the bowl (use a spatula to scrape out the dough if needed). Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for one and a half hours..

    Fold the dough at the halfway mark (45 minutes) - to do this pull each corner of the dough into the middle.  Start the pull by placing your fingers underneath the middle of the dough. 

  7. Divide the dough in two equal pieces (about 350 grams each). Preshape each piece of the dough into a round shape. Do this by folding each corner of the dough into the center. Flip the folded side down on the board and put the palm of your hand around the dough. Begin pulling the dough towards you until it’s tucked in. Quarter turn the dough and do the same process. Continue doing this for two more quarter turns until the dough is round. 

    Place the dough on a board or sheet pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or a bread towel. Allow the dough to rest for 20 minutes. 

  8. Complete the final shape - Batard (log). For this process place the dough seam side up and use your palm to “degas.”  That is, lightly flatten it until any bubbles are no longer visible. 

    Now begin to shape into a log - fold the longer side of the dough towards the middle. Now fold the other longer side of the dough to the center.  Complete the log shape - place your thumb, starting at one end of the middle part of the dough and begin to fold it over to the edge and use the palm of your other hand to press and seal the seam.  

  9. Please the dough, seam side down in a greased loaf pan.  Complete the final shape process with the remaining dough.  

    Egg wash the dough on the top and sides (Use one egg, beaten). Cover the pans loosely with plastic wrap or a bread towel. Allow the dough to sit and proof for one and a half hours (The dough should have filled the pan and when gently touched should snap back to shape easily).

  10. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (convection setting if you have the feature).  Egg wash the dough again.  Place the loaf pans on a sheet pan.  Place the sheet pan with the dough in the oven and bake for 35 minutes until nice and medium brown.  Remove the Brioche from the oven and place the loaf pans on a cooling rack - cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans.  Remove the bread from the pan and allow to cool completely on the cooling rack.

    Note: To test for doneness you can use a thermometer to test the internal temperature - need to be 170 degree.  Or empty the dough and tap the bottom - will sound hollow. (these testing processes need to be done immediately after removing the bread from the oven).

  11. Slice and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Equipment needed for this recipe:

Electric mixer with an attached dough hook (I use Kitchen Aid)

Two greased loaf style pans (buttered or sprayed)

A large lightly oiled bowl - used for fermenting (resting) the dough after it's mixed 

A clean countertop or board to use for shaping the dough.

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  1. I tried this recipe and boy did my family love it!! I enjoy breadmaking because of chef Yasmin. I was always afraid of baking but she makes it so easy to follow and my breads come out very good when I follow the recipe!

     
    1. julietkitchen says:

      Thank you so much. Happy that they come out very good and that you enjoyed them. Appreciate the feedback.

       

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