Brioche

Bread Challenge Week 42

Way back in January when I decided to challenge myself to make a new bread recipe every week and to try types of bread that I had not had or had not thought to bake at home I asked for suggestions from all of you. I had a list of ideas already but I needed breads to fill my year with bread. I also knew you were likely to think of lots of breads that my mind had missed. This week I made Brioche. I can say Brioche might have slipped my mind if it were,’t for a suggestion from one of you. Thank you for the suggestion.

I decided to make Whole Wheat Brioche from Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day, by Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg. Maddy and I had friends over to play Friday so I took the opportunity to make brioche. It was a hit. Sweet Buttery. Soft. Oh, so good. Two adult women and two toddlers ate a half a loaf within 30 minutes of pulling it out of the oven.

The bread took a while to make. That is always a down side. With rising, baking, refrigerating and mixing my loaf of brioche took seven hours from start to finish, but to be honest I let the dough refrigerate over night so it really only took 5 hours of awake time with all but 15 minutes being baking and rising.

Egg wash gave this loaf a beautifully browned top. The sweet and buttery flavor makes for more of a dessert taste than other breads. We definitely felt like we were eating a treat. Will I make it again? I want to say yes yes yes but honestly it is more of a treat that doesn’t fir in with my daily needs. Maybe I’ll just keep it in mind for coffee dates with my girl friends or when we have guests over.

Either way you should try this bread. Yum. Don’t be too jealous but I’ll be using the remaining dough to try out the Indian Spiced Doughnut recipe from the same book too, hopefully they will be delicious and we’ll get two yummy treats out of one dough recipe. I’ll let you know how our doughnuts turn out next week.

Flavor: 5
Hands on time: 4
Total time: 4
Recipe: 5
Versatility: 4
Make it again: 3
Catherine: 1
Luke: 1
Maddy: 1

Total Score: 30
(what is this Bread Challenge and how are recipes scored?)

Previous Bread Challenge reviews:
Pizza Dough – Week 41
Cinnamon-Apple Twist Bread – Week 40
Pumpkin Bread- Week 39
Winter Herb Bread – Week 38
Classic Pretzel – Week 37
Sweet Potato Bread – Week 36
Challah – Week 35
Whole Wheat English Muffins – Week 34
Pumpernickel – Week 33
Green Onion-Sesame Flatbread – Week 32
Beer Bread – Week 31
Country Seed Bread – Week 30
Cinnamon-Raisin Bagels – Week 29
Crunchy Crackers – Week 28
Ciabatta Bread – Week 27
Cornmeal Pancake -Week 26
Lemon Poppy Seed – Week 25
Sourdough – Week 24
Tortillas – Week 23
Honey Wheat Hamburger Buns – Week 22
Garlic Studded Baguette – Week 21
Quinoa Bread – Week 20
Asiago Herb and Garlic Bread – Week 19
Cranberry Pecan Rye Bread – Week 18
Rotis – Whole Wheat Unleavened Bread- Week 17
Farmhouse White Loaf – Week 16
Honey Whole Wheat Slow Cooker Bread – Week 15
The Easiest Loaf of Bread You’ll Ever Bake – Week 14
Hot Cross Buns – Week 13
100% Whole Wheat Bread – Week 12
Thin Wheat Crackers – Week 11
Irish Soda Bread – Week 10
Double Blueberry Muffins – Week 9
Oatmeal Batter Bread – Week 8
Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls – Week 7
Cheesy Pretzels – Week 6
Light Rye Bread – Week 5
Country-Style Whole-Wheat Pita – Week 4
Carrot Raisin Quick Bread – Week 3
Potato Bread – Week 2
Focaccia – Week 1