Brioche Bread

Name: Brioche Bread
Ingredients: 5 2/3 cups bread flour (715 grams); 2/3 cup cold water (145 grams, 39°F); 1 1/4 cups cold eggs (about 285 grams); 2 1/4 teaspoons salt (13 grams); 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (28 grams); 1/3 cup sugar (70 grams); 1 1/2 tablespoons dry milk powder (14 grams); 1 cup unsalted butter, add during second kneading (250 grams); Egg wash (use with parmesan and oregano for burger buns)

Mariejoseelatifa @cooklatifa

This bread is somewhere between a brioche and a Viennese bread, like you’d find at a bakery.

Mariejoseelatifa @cooklatifa

This bread is somewhere between a brioche and a Viennese bread, like you’d find at a bakery.

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Ingredients

5 2/3 cupsbread flour (715 grams)
2/3 cupcold water (145 grams, 39°F)
1 1/4 cupscold eggs (about 285 grams)
2 1/4 teaspoonssalt (13 grams)
1 tablespoonactive dry yeast (28 grams)
1/3 cupsugar (70 grams)
1 1/2 tablespoonsdry milk powder (14 grams)
1 cupunsalted butter, add during second kneading (250 grams)
Egg wash (use with parmesan and oregano for burger buns)

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Steps

1

Combine all ingredients except the butter and mix for 5 minutes.
2

Knead on low speed for 5 to 8 minutes. Add the butter in two additions and knead for another 3 to 5 minutes, starting on low speed and increasing to medium.
3

Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a floured dish. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel. Let rise at room temperature for 30 minutes.
4

Divide and shape the dough as desired. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
5

Shape into burger buns, braids, or spirals. Brush with egg wash. Let rise for 1 to 1 hour 15 minutes, but no longer.
6

Brush with egg wash again and score as needed. For burger buns, sprinkle with parmesan and oregano before scoring. Bake small pieces for 12 minutes at 400°F (200°C).
7

Bake larger pieces for 20 minutes at 350°F (180°C).