Plain Brioche

Ingredients

• 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

1. First, add 1/4 cup lukewarm water to the yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar and let it activate until it becomes frothy.
2. 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.
3. Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic. Let it rest and rise for about 1 hour.
   Timers: 60 min
4. 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.
5. Place the shaped buns on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
6. Preheat the oven to moderate heat (about 180–200°C / 350–400°F). Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle sugar.
7. 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
8. Serve the brioche immediately.
9. Brioche recipe and method from a friend and site chef
10. Thérèse Kadri Abou-Hanna
11. Click her name to visit her personal page
12. For more pastry recipes, see Armenian sfiha
13. To make a dough for all pastries by Thérèse, click the image