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Brioche
  • Time : 6 hours
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Brioche :

  • 250 g flour
  • 6 g salt
  • 35 g sugar
  • 15 g fresh yeast
  • 2 to 3 eggs
  • 125 g butter
  • milk

Technical stages for Brioche :

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1

Prepare all the ingredients.

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2

Dissolve the yeast into three times its volume of warm milk.

Pour into the mixing bowl.

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3

Add the sifter flour, salt, sugar. Combine half of the eggs.

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4

Mix with a wooden spatula.

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5

Beat on low speed for 5 minutes with the hand mixer's hook. Add the leftover eggs. Don't beat to much after the eggs have been absorbed by the dough.

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6

Combine quickly the butter, which must be as soft as the dough.

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7

As soon as the butter is mixed...

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8

...stop blending.

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9

Empty in a bowl. Cover and leave to push at 25-30°C (77-86°F) for 1 hour. Break the dough again and chill for one hour. Let it push again 1h30 and break again. Chill for 1 hour.

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10

The brioche is now ready for baking.

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11

Put in a buttered brioche pan.

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12

Leave to push again for 1h30 to 2 hours.

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13

Glaze gently with beaten egg yolk when it has risen.

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14

Bake in a warm oven at 180°C (356°F).

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15

The brioche rises a little more and gets a nice golden crust. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

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When finished, unmorld on a rack and leave to cool.

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