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loaves ( 9 " x 5 " x 4 " [ 22.9 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm ] )Easy
30 min
By Ciril Hitz
Published 2009
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
