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Flaky Honey Brioche Bread

Flaky Honey Brioche Bread

This bread is the best! It tastes like a croissant, in bread form!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 2 loaves

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer (with dough hook attachment)

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ Cups Warm Whole Milk
  • 2¼ tsp Instant Yeast
  • ¼ Cup Honey
  • 5 Eggs one of these eggs is used for the egg wash
  • 3½ Cups All Purpose Flour plus more for rolling
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 4 tbsp Salted Butter, room temperature
  • 1½ Sticks Salted Butter, cold and cut into thin slices

Instructions
 

  • In a stand mixer using dough hook attachment, mix together warm milk, honey, yeast, 4 eggs, flour and salt. Mix for about 5 minutes, until a nice smooth and tacky dough forms.
  • Add 4 tablespoons of soft butter to dough and mix for another 5 minutes, until butter is well combined into the dough.
  • Cover the bowl with dough in it with plastic wrap, and let rise for 1 hour.
  • Flour your hands and knuckles. Punch dough down and roll it out onto a well floured surface. You want a 12x18 rectangle.
  • When your dough is rolled out, place your thin slices of cold butter on one side of the dough, pressing each piece of butter gently down to adhere.
  • Fold the other side of dough on top of the butter. Roll out again, into a large 12x18 rectangle.
  • Fold 1/3 of your dough into center, and the other 1/3 on top of the first layer, creating 3 layers of dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for 15-20 minutes.
  • Grease two loaf pans with non stick spray or butter.
  • Take dough out of freezer and roll out one more time, into a 12x18 rectangle.
  • Roll dough into a tight log, and cut log in half creating two pieces.
  • Place each piece in greased loaf pans, seam side down. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 45 min to an hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°. Scramble 1 egg and brush the tops of each loaf with egg wash. Bake loaves for 30-35 minutes in preheated oven. You want your loaves to have a nice dark browning on top.
  • Let cool for 5 minutes. Take out of pan and serve warm or cold. Enjoy!

Notes

For easier, step by step directions with photos, make sure to read my blog post!!
Original recipe is from: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/flaky-honey-brioche-bread/
Keyword bread, brioche