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Preparation info
  • Makes

    one

    large brioche
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Nobody Does it Better: Why French Cooking is still the best in the world

By Trish Deseine

Published 2007

  • About

There are two secrets to making brioche. Firstly you must take your time; start the day before. Secondly, you need an electric mixer with a dough hook. This is a spectacular recipe which makes your house smell divine!

Ingredients

  • 500 g plain flour
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 12.5

Method

The day before, between 3 and 5pm, put the flour, sugar and crumbled yeast in the mixer bowl and beat in 4 of the eggs.

Set up the dough hook. Turn the mixer on high and add the salt. Turn the mixer to medium speed and add the remaining 3 eggs, one by one. When the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl, gradually add the butter.

Keep mixing until the dough comes away from