Old style brioche
Classical version of brioche use yeast to raise the dough, but in this recipe some leaven is added. This make a more rustic brioche, with a small taste of leaven.
309 K 4.4/5 (37 reviews)
14 hours 6 min.
Easy
2 brioches
10 IngredientsLast modified on: December 19th 2014
For 2 brioches, you will need:
- 1
1 kg flour - 2
40 g yeast - 3
150 g leaven - 4
4 tablespoons Milk - 5
8 eggs - 6
500 g butter - 7
200 g caster sugar - 8
20 g vanilla sugar - 9
18 g fine (or table) salt - 10
60 g beaten egg - Total weight: 2,450 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 12 hours 40 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 14 hours 6 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
In the bowl of a mixer or a mixing bowl, put 200 g caster sugar, 20 g vanilla sugar, 18 g fine (or table) salt and 4 tablespoons Milk.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Start the mixer, or start to knead with your hands.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Add 8 eggs immediately, knead for 5 minutes until you get a completely smooth dough.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stop kneading, then add 500 g butter cut into small pieces (butter at room temperature) or grated with a cheese grater (butter straight from the freezer).
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Start to knead again until you get a homogeneous dough (approximately 10/15 minutes).
Stage 7 - 12 hours
Put the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic film, and refrigerate overnight.
Stage 8 - 1 hour
Next day, make balls of dough, at the same time you can mix in raisins, chocolate chips, small pieces of sugar, etc...
Then cover with a plastic sheet, and leave to rise at room temperature until they double in volume (approximately two hours).
Preheat the oven to 200°C or 392°F
Glaze the top of the dough.
Then cover with a plastic sheet, and leave to rise at room temperature until they double in volume (approximately two hours).
Preheat the oven to 200°C or 392°F
Glaze the top of the dough.
Stage 9 - 30 min.
Cut crosses in the top of the balls and put in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
Keeping: Several days, in a linen bag.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 200 RDI=80 % | 1,260 RDI=120 % | 490 RDI=80 % | 9,280 RDI=460 % | 38,850 RDI: 460 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,590 RDI: 20 % |
| Per brioche | 100 RDI=40 % | 630 RDI=60 % | 250 RDI=40 % | 4,640 RDI=230 % | 19,420 RDI: 230 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 brioches : 8.10 €
- Per brioche : 4.05 €
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Flour
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Butter
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Caster sugar
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Leaven
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