Plaited Brioche Bread (Brioche tressé)

                                                         

                                                               

                                        Frankly speaking, i have never had a good brioche in my country,

One day while sleeping, i've dreamt of a

good brioche coming out of  the oven, as soon as i woked up,

i wanted to try one. On that day itself, i called my aunt

who worked in a bakery in France and asked her for the best brioche recipe,

i was eager to make that and was surprised that it turned out as good as the one sold in bakeries in France. Since that day, i stick to this recipe only to get a  delicious brioche. I admit it takes a long time to reach the tasting point, but it's really worth waiting for.

Ingredients: 500g plain flour

130 g sugar

10 g yeast

70 g unsalted butter

(at room temperature)

1 egg

200 g milk

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg yolk

Method: 1) dissolve the yeast into 1/4 of the warm wilk

Let it rise for about 5 minute

2) Mix together flour, sugar and salt

3) Make a well in the center,

add egg, yeast mixture and

milk

4) mix with a wooden spoon

until it hardens, remove it

from the bowl, and place it

on your work surface, dusted

with flour

5) Kneed the dough into a soft ball

for about 10 minutes.

6) cover and let rise for 1hr30 min

in a warm place

7) Kneed the dough for 2 minutes, make a

soft ball again

8) place in the fridge for minimum 2 hours,

overnight is better

9) roll out the dough on your

countertop

10) Divide into three equal portions

11) Roll out each portion into a log

of about 60 cm

12) Cross the logs over each other

to create a plait

13) placed on a line tray, and

let rise for 1 hr

14) Mix the egg yolk with 2 tbsp of

water and a pinch of salt

15) Brush the brioche with the

egg mixture

16) Bake in a preheated oven at 180

degrees for 25-30 minutes