1 With baker's yeast, warm the milk and then dissolve the yeast in it. For instant dry yeast, mix it directly into the flour, but still warm the milk.
2 Put all the ingredients in your mixer bowl, keeping 1 egg aside for later. Mix everything for 10 minutes until the dough is completely smooth.
3 Flour a bowl and shape the dough into a ball, place it in the bowl, cover with a cloth and let it rise for 1 hour.
4 Then deflate the dough and work it again to remove the air. Get your decorative muffin tins. Divide the dough into portions the size of a small mandarin, shape each one into a ball and place them in the muffin tins. Let rise for another hour. They should double in volume.
5 Preheat the oven after 45 minutes of rising. After 1 hour of rising, take the remaining egg, beat it like an omelet and add 1 tablespoon of milk, then brush this mixture onto the brioches with a pastry brush.
6 Bake for 20 minutes at 355°F (180 °C). Let cool and enjoy with hot chocolate or a nice cold glass of milk.
Rising is where everything happens: 1 hour after mixing, 1 hour after putting them in the tins. Not less. You'll see the dough double, that's your signal. If you force them into the oven too early, the brioches will stay dense. Wait for this rise before brushing and baking. For serving, enjoy them warm, straight from the oven, with a bowl of thick hot chocolate or a glass of cold milk. The hot-cold contrast is where the magic happens.
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