Brioche

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 30 g yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• extra warm water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 125 g butter, softened
• eggs or milk, for glazing

Recipe

• 1 combine 1/2 cup flour with crumbled yeast. mix to a soft dough with the warm water, lightly knead in a bowl and make a shallow cross on the top with a sharp knife. leave mixture in a warm place in a bowl to prove, until mixture doubles in size.
• 2 sift remaining flour into a basin with the salt and the sugar. make a dough with the eggs and knead on a flour board until it is soft and pliable. knead the butter and flour mixture into the yeast dough and transfer to an oiled bowl.
• 3 cover and set aside in a warm place to prove, until it has doubled in size. knead lightly and break off small pieces and fill greased brioche or muffin tins. press a hole in the top of each piece of dough and insert another smaller piece so that it resembles a "hat".
• 4 allow to rise again, then brush with the egg or milk and bake at 230°c for 20 minutes. approximately.
• 5 serve hot.