
Classic brioche
Description
The recipe won't take much time. There are several ways to prepare brioche. It can be baked as a loaf or as small buns. Depending on this, the amount of sugar in the dough varies. For a loaf, you'll need just a little sugar, while buns require more. Of course, such buns take quite a while to bake, even though the recipe is simple. The baking is done. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1

Prepare all the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2

First, prepare the brioche dough. Sift the required amount of flour into a bowl, add the remaining dry ingredients: salt, sugar, and yeast. Mix everything together.
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Step 3

In a separate bowl, mix 3 cold eggs and a little water. Whisk the mixture with a whisk until smooth.
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Step 4

Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Place the butter in a sturdy bag and roll it with a rolling pin until it softens slightly (this is according to the classic recipe), but I simply grated the butter on a grater.
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Step 5

First, knead the dough without butter, then gradually incorporate the butter. Knead the dough with the butter for about 5-7 minutes.
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Step 6

Cover the finished dough with plastic wrap or place it in a bag and let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour. Then knead the dough again, put it back into the bag, and refrigerate for 8 hours.
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Step 7

Take the prepared dough out of the refrigerator and place it on a floured work surface. Divide the dough into 12 pieces.
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Step 8

From the resulting balls, shape something resembling a bowling pin, then make a hole in the wider part and pull the narrow end through it. This will create a cute and unusual bun.
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Step 9

Place the prepared buns into muffin tins of suitable size and let them rise at room temperature for 1–1.5 hours. The buns will rise a bit more. Then bake them in an oven preheated to 200°C (392°F) for 15–20 minutes. Optionally, you can brush them with egg yolk beforehand, but mine browned beautifully even without it.
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Step 10

The brioche is ready, remove it from the oven, let it cool, and take it out of the mold.
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Step 11

Before serving, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar.