# French Brioche Bread

This recipe shows how to make a soft, rich, and buttery brioche bread with a perfect golden crust.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 80 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 375 grams bread flour
- 75 grams sugar
- 5 grams instant dry yeast
- 100 ml milk
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 3 medium-sized eggs
- 120 grams unsalted butter

## Instructions

1. Prepare the yeast mixture: In a bowl, combine 100ml milk, 25g sugar, 5g instant yeast, and 4 tbsp bread flour. Whisk until smooth, cover, and let it sit for 30 minutes or refrigerate overnight.
2. Mix the dry ingredients: In a stand mixer bowl, sift together the remaining bread flour (325g), 50g sugar, and ½ tsp salt.
3. Prepare the eggs: Whisk 3 eggs in a bowl.
4. Check the yeast mixture: After 30 minutes, the yeast mixture should be bubbly.
5. Knead the dough: In a stand mixer, combine the yeast mixture and dry ingredients. Knead on low speed, gradually adding the whisked eggs, for 7-8 minutes.  If kneading by hand, flour the surface lightly.
6. Add the butter: Gradually add the softened butter (120g), one piece at a time, to the dough while the mixer is running. Once incorporated, increase speed to medium and knead for another 10-15 minutes until the dough is smooth, elastic, and slightly shiny.
7. First rise: Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let it rise in a warm place for about an hour until doubled in size.
8. Shape the dough: Punch down the risen dough to release air bubbles. Divide into six equal portions, shape into balls, and place them in a greased bread pan. Cover and let proof for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
9. Make the egg wash: Whisk together 1 egg and a little milk.
10. Bake: Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F). Brush the proofed dough with the egg wash and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- stand mixer
- pastry brush
- bread pan
- kitchen scale

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/EI2NvXiGGCI?si=tr4BxLSrpmEZ7yAO
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/73740605-3c73-489d-97d8-64720a76609b
- Extracted: 2025-02-22

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