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Summary
This is my basic brioche recipe, soft, light, and intensely buttery. For those who desire even more butter, it can be increased to 6 ounces, which will also make the crumb finer, denser, and more cake-like. This is actually a very easy dough to make, especially in a bread machine, which handles this small amount of dough perfectly. TIME SCHEDULEDough Starter (Sponge): minimum 1 1/2 hours, maximum 24 hoursMinimum Rising Time: 10 hoursOven Temperature: 425°F (350°F for the loaf)Baking Time: 10 to 15 minutes for small brioche, 35 to 40 minutes for the loaf
Ingredients
- water, at room temperature (70° to 90°F): 2 tablespoon (1 ounce or 29.5 grams)
- sugar: 1 tablespoon (scant 0.5 ounce or 12.5 grams)
- instant yeast: 1/4 teaspoon (0.8 grams)
- unbleached all-purpose flour (use only Gold Medal, King Arthur, or Pillsbury): 1/2 cup (2.5 ounces or 71 grams)
- eggs: 1 large egg (2 ounces or 58 grams weighed in the shell)
- unbleached all-purpose flour (use only Gold Medal, King Arthur, or Pillsbury): 1 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons (5.5 ounces or 156 grams)
- sugar: 2 tablespoons (about 0.75 ounce or 25 grams)
- instant yeast: 1 1/4 teaspoons (4 grams)
- salt: 1/2 teaspoon (3.3 grams)
- eggs: 2 large eggs, cold (4 ounces or 113 grams weighed in shells)
- unsalted butter, very soft: 8 tablespoons (4 ounces or 113 grams)
- eggs: 1 large egg yolk (1 tablespoon)
- cream or milk: 1 teaspoon
Instructions
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Nutrition

- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 44 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 2 g 3.46%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 4.73%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 3 mg 1.13%
- Sodium: 42 mg 1.75%
- Calcium: 29 mg 2.92%
- Potassium: 7 mg 0.21%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 1.31%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 4 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0.8%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0.86%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0.23%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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- Exchange - Fruit0
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- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
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