Brioches

Name: Brioches
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 100 ml semi-skimmed milk; 25 g yeast; 1 pinch salt; 330 g wheat flour; 100 g butter (room temperature); 1½ tbsp caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 egg

Brioches are French, airy small breads, that are baked with wheat flour and eggs. Room temperature butter is worked into the dough, which gives the bread a buttery taste.

Ingredients

Semi-skimmed milk	100 ml
Yeast	25 g
Salt	1 pinch
Wheat flour	330 g
Butter (room temperature)	100 g
Caster sugar	1½ tbsp
Eggs	2

To Brush

Egg	1

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the milk to a maximum of 37 °C. Crumble the yeast into a bowl, add the milk, salt and 200 g of flour. Work together to form a loose dough. Allow to rise under a cloth for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in the butter and sugar gently; knead into the dough and add the eggs. Add the rest of the flour and work together to form a smooth dough. Put the dough on a lightly floured surface and form 20 large and 20 small balls.