So, this week I decided to try to make a sweet bread. I had never had brioche before, so I had nothing to compare the recipe to. I found a recipe on Allrecipes.com…which is a site I love for recipes. There were some suggestions for tweaking the recipe a bit…..so I gave it a try! The recipe took a lot of eggs!! But it made a huge loaf of bread! While it was cooking, it tasted so delicious! We were all excited to give it a try while it was still warm out of the oven!
And we weren’t disappointed..it was delicious…warm with a little bit of butter! The next day Christopher made french toast with it….it was incredibly absorbent..and required a lot more eggs…but delicious and filling! River ate it the rest of the week for breakfast. Overall, I loved this recipe and will definitely make it again!
French Brioche
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- ¾ cups butter, softened
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Optional:
- 1 egg white
- 2 tablespoons water
Directions
- Place the first seven ingredients in bread machine in order suggested by your manufacturer. Select sweet bread, dough cycle.
- Turn finished dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 5 to 10 times. Separate into 2 or 3 pieces. Roll with hands into strips. Braid or twist strips together. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Set aside to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Optional: Whisk together 1 egg white and the water. Brush onto the top of the loaf.
- Bake in the preheated oven until deep golden brown, about 20 minutes.