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
1 brioche
10 IngredientsLast modified on: December 19th 2014
For 1 brioche, you will need:
- 1
3 1⁄3 cups flour - 2
1 ½ tablespoon yeast - 3
1⁄3 cup leaven - 4
2 tablespoons Milk - 5
4 eggs - 6
1 cup + 2 tablespoons butter - 7
½ cup caster sugar - 8
1 tablespoon vanilla sugar - 9
1 tablespoon fine (or table) salt - 10
2 tablespoons beaten egg
Change these quantities to make:
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 12 hours 40 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 14 hours 6 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
In the bowl of a mixer or a mixing bowl, put ½ cup caster sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar, 1 tablespoon fine (or table) salt and 2 tablespoons Milk.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Start the mixer, or start to knead with your hands.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Add 4 eggs immediately, knead for 5 minutes until you get a completely smooth dough.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stop kneading, then add 1 cup + 2 tablespoons 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 | 100 RDI=40 % | 630 RDI=60 % | 250 RDI=40 % | 4,640 RDI=230 % | 19,420 RDI: 230 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,590 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 brioche : 4.05 €
Change currency: 
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Flour
Like these other recipes: Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Oaty walnut cake , Nanou's tuna tart, Chocolate eclairs, Chocolate almond cookies, ... See them all 201
Butter
Like these other recipes: Smoked tomato toast, Turban of sole with langoustines, Cramique, Nanou's chocolate cake, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, ... See them all 472
Caster sugar
Like these other recipes: Nanou's apple and almond cake, Quick orange marmalade, Almonds pyramids, Plain cake, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, ... See them all 361
Leaven
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Seeded loaf, Benoîton, Mouna, Naan, Special small breads, ... See them all 21
Other recipes you may also like
Chocolate madeleines
Simple and delicious, goes very well with tea or coffee.March 10th 2019309 K3.8 1 hour 15 min.
Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie
This recipe is made from vegetables cut small and blanched, mixed with pieces of salt-cod and cream, then baked in small soup dishes with a puff pastry lid.September 7th 2018284 K3.9 4 hours 35 min.
Hamburgers
Hamburgers don't have to be the greasy flabby things you find in fast-food outlets, well-made they can be excellent. It's a very convivial recipe as everything goes on the table, and everyone assembles their own burger according to personal taste.December 6th 2015425 K4.8 35 min.
Celeriac Rémoulade
A classic recipe of traditional French bistro cooking (winter salad).December 21th 2020409 K5 20 min.
Chouquettes
Chouquettes are small choux puffs with sugar crystals on the top. They are usually eaten plain, but can also be filled with a variety of things: cream, fruit, chocolate... whatever you like.September 10th 2018228 K4.8 1 hour 25 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-07-20)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.