Brioches with Strawberry Jam

Name: Brioches with Strawberry Jam
Yield: Makes approximately 10 brioches
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb) strawberries; egg wash; 155 g (5 oz) butter; 1½ teaspoons white granulated sugar; 1½ cups (375 g/12 oz) white granulated sugar; juice of 1 lemon; 2 tablespoons cocoa; 2 cups (250 g/8 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; ½ teaspoon salt; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons lukewarm water; 7 g (¼ oz) fresh yeast

Preparation info

Makes approximately
10
brioches

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fine Family Cooking

By Tony Bilson

Published 1994

About

Brioche is an enriched yeast dough or batter, baked in a mould the shape of a cottage loaf, and usually eaten warm for breakfast or as a dessert. Some sweetener is usually added for dessert brioches. For plain brioche, rather than chocolate, omit the cocoa.

Ingredients

2 cups (250 g/8 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
2

Oceania
Australia
Dessert
Breakfast
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the flour into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add all the other ingredients except for the butter and egg wash. Beat the dough firmly with a wooden spoon until it becomes silky and elastic, then put it aside in a warm place for 1½ hours, or until it has doubled in size.

Meanwhile, soften the butter. When the dough has doubled its bulk, punch it down with the spoon and beat i