Classic Brioche

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    2

    loaves ( 9 " x 5 " x 4 " [ 22.9 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm ] )
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
Baking Artisan Pastries & Breads: Sweet and Savory Baking for Breakfast, Brunch, and Beyond

By Ciril Hitz

Published 2009

  • About

Dating back to at least the 1400s, brioche is French in origin and is a sweet, rich bread with a tender crumb structure and a golden, flaky crust. Its tender and delicate properties make it feel more like a pastry than a bread. In fact, urban legend has it that Marie Antoinette was referring to the brioche when she was quoted as saying, “If they have no bread, let them eat cake,” translated from, “S’ils n’ont plus de pain, qu’ils mangent de la brioche.” While the original source of t