Pastries and baking
Plain Brioche
Brioche — a super-tasty pastry. Serve for breakfast or enjoy plain. A light sprinkle of sugar on top takes the flavor beyond imagination!
Plain brioche — a reliably successful and delicious homemade recipe every time
Ingredients
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- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups milk (liquid)
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla (liquid or powder)
- Pinch of salt
- 250 g butter at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar for sprinkling
- Milk for brushing the tops
Method
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- First, add 1/4 cup lukewarm water to the yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar and let it activate until it becomes frothy.
- In a bowl, combine the milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and butter; mix well. Then add the activated yeast to the flour and start kneading, gradually adding the milk mixture until the dough comes together.
- Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic. Let it rest and rise for about 1 hour.Timers: 60 min
- After the dough has risen, divide it into balls of the size you prefer. Roll each ball between your palms into a long rope and coil it onto itself.
- Place the shaped buns on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Preheat the oven to moderate heat (about 180–200°C / 350–400°F). Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle sugar.
- Bake for about 12 minutes until baked through, then brown the tops for 1 minute under the grill while watching closely.Timers: 12 min, 1 min
- Serve the brioche immediately.
- For more pastry recipes, see Armenian sfiha
- To make a dough for all pastries by Thérèse, click the image
Recipe tags
Pastries and bakingInternationalVegetarianNut free
Notes and serving ideas
- Armenian sfiha
- dough for all pastries
