for 1 piece

Dough

400 g	white flour
2 tsp	salt
3 tbsp	sugar
1 parcel	dry yeast (approx. 7 g)
5 tbsp	milk
3	eggs
175 g	butter, cut into pieces

To shape

1	egg
2 tsp	water
1 pinch	salt
1 pinch	sugar

How it's done

Dough

Mix the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Add the milk and eggs, knead for approx. 10 mins. using the dough hook on a food processor. Gradually add the butter and continue to knead for approx. 10 mins. Cover the dough and leave to rise for approx. 1 hr., then leave to rise in the fridge for approx. 8 hrs. or overnight.

To shape

Divide the dough into 8 portions, shape into balls, place in the prepared tin. Cover and leave to rise for a further 2 hrs. Whisk together the egg, water, salt and sugar, brush the brioche with the glaze.

To bake

Slide the brioche into the lower half of a cold oven. Bake at approx. 180 °C for approx. 50 mins. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, remove from the tin and leave to cool completely on a rack.

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