Simple brioche from scratch
Ingredients
250g all purpose flour
5.5g or 1 1/4 tsp instant dry yeast
3 tbsp of milk powder
50g melted butter
5 tbsp sugar
pinch of salt
1 egg
vanilla essence
1 egg yolk for glazing
1/4 cup lukewarm water
Preparation
1
Grease a 10inches non stick loaf pan with butter.
2
Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water sprinkle some sugar. Let it sit for 3mins, allowing the yeast to activate
3
In a bowl sift in flour with pinch of salt and milk powder then add sugar
4
Make a well in the center add in melted butter, vanilla essence, egg, and the yeast mix until everything is combined. If the mixture is not coming together add a little more warm water.
5
Take the dough out of the bowl put it on your counter surface and knead until very soft, this should take around 10mins.
6
Put the dough back into the bowl and brush the top with some melted butter cover it and let it rise for around 1hr in a warm place.
7
After 1hr take the dough back on the counter and knead it for around 2mins
8
shape 3 equal balls
9
line the balls in the greased pan. Cover it and let it rise for another 30-45mins
10
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
11
Beat egg yolk and brush the brioche. Sprinkle sugar on top and bake for about 20 -25 minutes or until golden brown.
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Yield:
1Loaf
Added:
Sunday, February 7, 2016 - 2:18am
