The Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge: No 4. Brioche
Each week I will be making a bread recipe from Peter Reinhart’s wonderful book, The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread. The fourth recipe in the Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge was Brioche.
Brioche is a rich & sweet French bread with a flaky texture, almost like a croissant. The richness comes from the butter used in the recipe. I chose to do the Rich Man's Brioche and it called for 2 cups of butter. That's right, 2 cups of butter! I knew it was going to good.
This bread is a little tricky to make. My first attempt making brioche fell flat. Literally, flat. The brioche only rose a little in the loaf pans and it didn't rise at all in the oven. It tasted OK but I was so disappointed with how it looked. I couldn't face trying to make it again for a few days. I asked for advice from the other BBA participants and one recommended that I let my butter stand at room temperature overnight. I tried that and it seemed to do the trick. My Brioche loaves came out perfect. It looked great, tasted amazing and just melted in my mouth. I can't wait to make it again.
Be sure to check out what the other challenge participants have done.
Next bread: Casatiello!
Each week I will be making a bread recipe from Peter Reinhart’s wonderful book, The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread. The fourth recipe in the Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge was Brioche.
Brioche is a rich & sweet French bread with a flaky texture, almost like a croissant. The richness comes from the butter used in the recipe. I chose to do the Rich Man's Brioche and it called for 2 cups of butter. That's right, 2 cups of butter! I knew it was going to good.This bread is a little tricky to make. My first attempt making brioche fell flat. Literally, flat. The brioche only rose a little in the loaf pans and it didn't rise at all in the oven. It tasted OK but I was so disappointed with how it looked. I couldn't face trying to make it again for a few days. I asked for advice from the other BBA participants and one recommended that I let my butter stand at room temperature overnight. I tried that and it seemed to do the trick. My Brioche loaves came out perfect. It looked great, tasted amazing and just melted in my mouth. I can't wait to make it again.
Be sure to check out what the other challenge participants have done.
Next bread: Casatiello!
Smooth and beautiful! a perfect brioche!
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Rosa
That does look really good! Good for you for giving it another shot. Love the colour.
ReplyDeleteVery nice crust and crumb. This is as open a crumb as I've seen on brioche. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Very nice! Now I want french toast for breakfast or maybe some bread pudding. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious-great crumb and so nicely brown! Yum.
ReplyDeleteOh, I have had that problem with the butter too.
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous brioche! So lovely....
ReplyDeleteTwo... cups? As in a pound of butter?
ReplyDeleteOh, that sounds absolutely heavenly!
How beautiful ! & what an awesome texture. the picture speaks for itself.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. They did come out perfect. How I wish I was a baker.
ReplyDeleteSam
These came out just perfectly! They look almost too gorgeous to eat!
ReplyDeleteThey look perfect! Love your dedication...Happy Baking!!
ReplyDeleteNice job, it looks perfect! Brioche is just so good.
ReplyDeleteI have made this bread, and I love it!!
ReplyDeleteThat is most definitely a perfect brioche! Congrats! Go ahead and brag!
ReplyDeleteThe kind of bread loved by orphans and Kings alike.
ReplyDeleteFantastic job on the brioche!
ReplyDeleteI haven't made this yet, but can't wait to get to it now! Yours looks great!
ReplyDeleteYeah for success at round two! I could be bitter because I did the whole room temp butter thing and still had flat bread but I won't be. Why because I have nothing but love!
ReplyDeleteIf it did not involve more cardio time I would try this bread again.
Good luck on the casa!
I went the poor man route because my scale demanded that I do so!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful brioche!
ReplyDeleteyour brioche is gorgeous and the crumb is perfect!
ReplyDeleteD-Girl, that 1st pic of the Brioche is dreamy - you did it!
ReplyDeleteYou're a full-on BBB...Bread Baking Bonita.
If only I had some brioche right now, with little bits of chocolate strewn in. Gorgeous color and texture!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great looking brioche. This does sound delicious with all those lovely, colorful ingredients. Your picture med me hungry. Now i cant wait to do this. I'm sure it'll be a big hit with the kids. This is a perfect brioche. thank you for sharing your post.
ReplyDeleteI love all of your different bread entries! Your blog is great too!
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