Butter Brioche Recipe
Love butter and butter bread? Then, this butter brioche recipe is perfect for you! It is a super soft, rich, and buttery bread that you’ll want to keep eating.
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 214kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g all purpose flour (2 cups of sifted flour)
- 8 g yeast
- 25 g sugar (2 tbsp)
- 6 g salt (1 tsp)
- 3 medium eggs (approx. 160 g)
- 185 g butter (3/4 cup)
- 15 mL milk (optional; 1 tbsp)
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Instructions
- Bring the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and eggs to room temperature by keeping them on the countertop for at least an hour.
- Add the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and eggs to a large bowl or stand mixer.
- Mix together.
- Knead for approx. 10 minutes to form a sticky dough (add milk if the dough is too dry).
- Cube the cold butter.
- Add one cube to the dough and incorporate fully.
- Repeat until all of the butter is incorporated.
- Cover.
- Leave to proof for 2 hours.
- Place the dough in the fridge overnight (for at least 8 to 12 hours).
- Remove from the fridge. Place on the countertop for 1 hour.
- Grease a loaf pan.
- Divide the dough into 6 balls.
- Place the balls in the loaf pan side by side.
- Cover.
- Leave to proof for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven at 350°F.
- Bake the loaf for 25 to 30 minutes.
Notes
For a healthier, less buttery brioche, reduce the butter to 110g (or 1/2 cup).
