# Hybrid Milk Bread Brioche Buns

This recipe shows you how to make hybrid milk bread and brioche buns, combining the best of both worlds for a soft and rich result.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 27 g water
- 20 g bread flour
- 120 g whole milk
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 250 g bread flour
- 35 g granulated sugar
- 7 g fine sea salt
- 1 egg
- 1 yolk
- 42 g soft, unsalted butter
- splash milk

## Instructions

1. Add water to a saucepan.
2. Add bread flour to the saucepan with water.
3. Whisk on medium heat until a paste forms. This is tangzhong.
4. Pour whole milk into a measuring cup and warm it to about 95F/30C.
5. Add active dry yeast to the warm milk.
6. Add bread flour to a mixing bowl.
7. Add granulated sugar to the mixing bowl.
8. Add fine sea salt to the mixing bowl.
9. Attach the dough hook to the stand mixer and mix the dry ingredients.
10. Add the tangzhong mixture to the dry ingredients in the stand mixer.
11. Mix on low speed until combined.
12. Crack one egg and separate one yolk into a container.
13. Add the egg and yolk mixture to the stand mixer.
14. Slowly add soft, unsalted butter to the mixture.
15. Mix on medium-low speed for 8 minutes until smooth and combined.
16. Remove the dough from the mixer.
17. Spray down your work surface with water.
18. Place the dough on the work surface.
19. Tuck in, rotate, and tuck in all sides of the dough.
20. Place the dough seam side down.
21. Rotate and pull inwards to tuck in the bottom seam, forming a smooth ball.
22. Grease a bowl with oil.
23. Place the dough ball in the greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
24. Let the dough rise for 1 to 1.5 hours in an empty oven with the light on.
25. Punch down the risen dough.
26. Flour your work surface.
27. Weigh the dough and divide it into 6 equal portions.
28. Shape each portion into a ball, pulling in and downwards.
29. Place the shaped dough balls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and oiled.
30. Cover the tray with another baking tray and let the buns rise for 1 to 2 hours.
31. Whisk one egg with a splash of milk for an egg wash.
32. Brush the egg wash on all the risen buns.
33. Bake the buns at 375F/190C for 18 minutes.
34. Remove the golden brown buns from the oven.
35. If desired, seal the buns in a bag to soften them or store them for later.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- whisk
- bowl
- spatula
- measuring cup
- stand mixer
- dough hook
- dough scraper
- plastic wrap
- oven
- baking tray
- parchment paper
- oil
- ziploc bag

## Tips

- Remove jewelry before touching dough and buns.
- Use an empty oven with the light on for rising.
- Seal buns in a bag after baking to soften them.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/181G7PHsL5/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7c8ee4a4-a99c-47fb-978b-76c08e122290
- Extracted: 2026-01-21

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