Brioche

Buttery brioche is one of life’s great pleasures. It can be shaped into the familiar rolls with a topknot or baked in a loaf pan. It’s delicious toasted and is the basis for the very best bread puddings. For a savory treaty try baking brioche rolls with a little square of creamy goat cheese or Camembert placed in the center of the dough. Brioche also makes the most wonderful toast to eat as is or to use as the base of a simple winter dish of creamed mushrooms and leeks. My grandmother used