Plaited brioche

Plaited brioche

Recipe by : Magimix
7 rates
Preparation : 10 min
Cooking : 30 min
Total time : 2 h 20
Rest : 1 h 40
Equipment

Baking paper Pastry brush

6 people

1 sachet of dry baker's yeast (5 g)

90 ml of milk

250 g of plain flour

5 g of salt

40 g of sugar

50 g of soft butter

1 egg

1 egg yolk

5 ml milk

2 tbsp granulated sugar

RECIPE STEPS
1
Add the yeast in the milk and stir with a fork until fully dissolved. Leave to rest for 10 minutes.
  • 1 sachet of dry baker's yeast (5 g)
  • 90 ml of milk
2
Add the dissolved yeast and the other ingredients into the bowl fitted with the dough hook. Switch on the machine and run for 30 seconds until the dough forms a ball.
  • 1 sachet of dry baker's yeast (5 g)
  • 90 ml of milk
  • 250 g of plain flour
  • 5 g of salt
  • 40 g of sugar
  • 50 g of soft butter
  • 1 egg
3
Transfer the dough to a cake tin lined with baking paper. Leave it to rest, covered with a damp cloth, for 1 hour at room temperature and away from drafts.
4
Preheat your oven to 180 ° C. On a flour work surface, knock back the dough and divide it into 3 equally sized pieces. Roll each piece into sausages and braid them.
5
Place the brioche on the baking tray lined with baking paper. Mix the egg yolk with the milk and use a pastry brush to brush the mixture onto the dough. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and leave to rise for 30 minutes.
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 5 ml milk
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
6
Bake for 30 minutes.

Miranda1982

it doesn’t come together into a ball like other doughs but worked well for one loaf.