Description
A soft and rich milk brioche bread with a tender crumb and slightly sweet flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup heavy cream (at room temperature)
- 1 cup milk (plus 1 tablespoon, at room temperature; you can use whole, 1%, or 2% milk)
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (or use a combination of 1/2 cup cake flour and 3 1/2 cups bread flour)
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (or instant yeast)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Egg wash (1 beaten egg with 1 teaspoon water)
- Simple syrup (1 tablespoon sugar dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water)
Instructions
- Mix heavy cream, milk, egg, sugar, flour, yeast, and salt in a bowl.
- Knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
- Let the dough rise until doubled in size.
- Shape the dough into desired forms.
- Let the shaped dough rise again.
- Brush with egg wash.
- Bake until golden brown.
- Brush with simple syrup while warm.
Notes
- Room temperature ingredients ensure even mixing.
- You can shape the dough into rolls or a loaf.
- Check doneness by tapping the bottom for a hollow sound.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: milk brioche, sweet bread, homemade bread