Authentic Brioche Recipe
How about trying a great brioche recipe? It is a french kitchen discovery, which is served as side dish across the world. Am sure you have had a lot of recipes passed on to you by aunts, mom, grandparents, friends, etc. It is time you pay them back by making and then sharing this wonderful brioche.
Ingredients
1 package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
4 eggs
1 tablespoon water
Directions
Soften yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.
Cream butter or margarine, sugar, and salt.
Add 1 cup of the flour and the milk to creamed mixture.
Separate one of the eggs; set egg white aside.
Blend egg yolk with the remaining 3 eggs.
Add eggs and softened yeast to creamed mixture; beat well.
By hand, stir in the remaining flour till smooth.
Turn into a lightly greased bowl.
Cover and let rise in a warm place till double (about 2 hours).
Refrigerate dough overnight.
Stir down.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Divide dough into quarters; set one quarter aside.
Divide each of the remaining quarters into 8 pieces, making a total of 24.
With floured hands, form each piece into a ball, tucking under cut edges.
Place each in greased muffin cup.
Divide the reserved dough into 24 pieces; shape into smooth balls.
With floured finger, make an indentation in each large ball.
Press small balls into indentations.
Cover and let rise in a warm place till double (40 to 45 minutes).
Combine the reserved egg white and 1 tablespoon water; brush over rolls.
Bake at 375° about 15 minutes, brushing again with egg white mixture after 7 minutes.
Cream butter or margarine, sugar, and salt.
Add 1 cup of the flour and the milk to creamed mixture.
Separate one of the eggs; set egg white aside.
Blend egg yolk with the remaining 3 eggs.
Add eggs and softened yeast to creamed mixture; beat well.
By hand, stir in the remaining flour till smooth.
Turn into a lightly greased bowl.
Cover and let rise in a warm place till double (about 2 hours).
Refrigerate dough overnight.
Stir down.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Divide dough into quarters; set one quarter aside.
Divide each of the remaining quarters into 8 pieces, making a total of 24.
With floured hands, form each piece into a ball, tucking under cut edges.
Place each in greased muffin cup.
Divide the reserved dough into 24 pieces; shape into smooth balls.
With floured finger, make an indentation in each large ball.
Press small balls into indentations.
Cover and let rise in a warm place till double (40 to 45 minutes).
Combine the reserved egg white and 1 tablespoon water; brush over rolls.
Bake at 375° about 15 minutes, brushing again with egg white mixture after 7 minutes.
