Brioche

Name: Brioche
Ingredients: ½ cup whole milk; ⅓ cup granulated sugar, divided; 1 (¾-ounce) package active dry yeast; 2 cups bread or all-purpose flour; 2 cups bread or all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons salt; 6 large eggs; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon water

Preparation info

Makes
2
loaves

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Eggs

By Julia Rutland

Published 2021

About

The bubble top on each loaf is made from balls of dough placed side by side, a little offset, that appear interlocked after rising in the pan.

Ingredients

½ cup whole milk
⅓ cup granulated sugar, divided
1 (¾</

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until warm (105°F to 110°F). Combine milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, and yeast in bowl of a stand-up mixer fitted with a dough hook. Let stand 5 minutes.

Combine flours, remaining sugar, and salt in a medium-size bowl. Add 6 eggs to milk mixture, stirring until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture to milk mixture, kneading slowly with d