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Super Soft and Quick Brioche Like at the Café

Those who know me know that I especially love making doughs, particularly easy and quick ones like this delicious Super Soft and Quick Brioche Like at the Café, to be paired with a luscious custard cream. A very simple way to shape dough. Many ask me what the difference between croissants and brioches is. Let me explain the differences here. I’ll start with the difference between croissants and brioches: the ingredients are essentially the same, as the brioche is a dough made of flour, milk, eggs, sugar, salt, butter, and yeast, while the croissant has the same ingredients except for the eggs, allowing the buttery essence to prevail. The croissant also contains less sugar. However, the French brioche has the same ingredients as the croissant but with a higher quantity of sugar and butter. This brioche surprised me because it has a low amount of butter and eggs and is not too sweet, but if accompanied, as in this case, by custard cream, I assure you that you’ll want it for breakfast every day.

Visit also my site of recipe in italian language, I Sapori di Ethra you can find, for example, more idea to prepare in your kitchen.

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  • DifficultyVery easy
  • CostVery cheap
  • Preparation time1 Hour
  • Rest time1 Hour
  • Cooking time30 Minutes
  • Serving15
  • Cooking methodOven
  • CuisineItalian
  • SeasonalityAutumn, Winter and Spring
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Ingredients

26.2 oz all purpose (AP) flour
11.3 cups milk
3/4 cup water
1 egg
1 package active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
7 tablespoons butter (melted for brushing)

For the custard

2 cups milk
6 yolks
2/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup cornstarch

Tools

1 Rolling Pin
3 Skewers
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Steps

In a bowl, add the milk,

the water

the yeast

the eggs

the sugar

the salt and mix everything

Add the flour

Start working in the bowl

Transfer the dough to the work surface

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Work until a smooth dough is obtained

Place in a bowl and let rest for 40 minutes

You’ll find it doubled

Divide the dough into two equal parts

Start shaping into a square, it must reach 15.75×15.75 inches

Brush with the melted butter

Start folding the dough to form a loaf

Do the same with the other dough

Cut strips

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Place two strips one on top of the other and position three long skewers on top

Press inside with the skewers

Stretch

and form a ring

Continue until all pieces are finished. Place on a baking tray with parchment paper and let rest covered with plastic wrap for another 10 minutes

At this point, brush with egg and milk and bake in a static oven at 350°F for 25/30 minutes

In the meantime, prepare the custard by combining in a bowl the eggs, sugar, and cornstarch

Add the hot milk to the bowl

Return it to the pot and continue cooking until our cream is formed. Enjoy our brioches warm with the custard

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