Brioche

Name: Brioche
Ingredients: butter and flour, for the moulds and dusting; butter and flour, for the moulds and dusting; 200 ml milk; 50 g fresh yeast; 100 g strong white bread flour; 50 g caster sugar; 30 g table salt; 200 g butter, softened; 9 eggs; 800 g strong white bread flour

Preparation info

Makes
7

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How To Eat In

By Adam Byatt

Published 2010

About

If there was a king of bread, brioche would be it. Sweet and light with a dark, rich crust, it is best served warm and makes a great accompaniment to pâtés, terrines and meat dishes.

Ingredients

butter and flour, for the moulds and dusting

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preparation

Brush seven 15cm moulds with butter and dust with flour, then place in the fridge to set.

Put the yeast, milk and sugar for stage one into a small bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon until the yeast has dissolved. Sift in the flour, and mix until combined. Cover the bowl with clingfilm and l