Brioche

Because brioche is made from a very rich dough, it is important to give it a prolonged kneading. The high butter content makes this difficult by hand and a much better result is achieved using a dough-hook in an electric mixer. The goal is an extravagantly buttery flavour, but without its presence being discernible either visually or on the palate. Questions about butter oozing from the dough suggest under-kneading and putting the dough to rise in too warm an environment.

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