Baking again

[bbhome]

After experimenting on the same recipe for the longest time, I think I've hit to the jackpot. Finally the bread is really soft and fluffy and it stays soft the day after as well. A real surprise for me. It seems like the key thing for me was the size of the eggs. The recipe asked for 3 large eggs but the eggs we get here don't seem to be the right

Comments

[alisonrae]

Mmm, the bread looks so good! There really is nothing like homebaked bread.

[bbhome]

I love the smell of freshly baked bread.

[ourperfectjoy]

Can share the recipe? Is it hard to make?

[bbhome]

Not difficult. I use a bread machine for the first part.

Brioche

Makes 2 loaves (450g each)

8 Tbsp milk
3 large egges
125ml (4fl oz) melted unsalted butter
2 Tbsp Caster sugar
1 tsp salt
500g (1lb) Strong White bread flour
2.5 tsp instant or fast acting dried yeast
Egg Yolk glaze (optional)

- Pour milk into bread pan
- Add eggs, melted butter, sugar and salt
- Add flour
- Make an indent in flour and sdd yeast
- Set bread machine to dough setting. Start bread machine.

- When cycle is completed, turn dough out and knead into a smooth ball.
- Split into the portions needed and place in containers.
- Cover loosely and leave to rise for 40 mins

- Preset oven to 220 degree C or 425 F
- Brush with egg yolk glaze (Optional)
- Bake in oven for about 25 mins, until well risen and sound hollow when tapped.

[bbanxin]

June, is it 500g of flour produce 2 loaves of 450g each? Your "knead into a smooth ball" means must put in effort to really knead .. not just shape?

[bbhome]

Actually I never weight my bread, that's from the recipe. But if you use it recipe in the bread machine, it might overflow the pan at the top as it rises.

I never knead to smooth, just flatten a little then roll into balls or shape to loaf that's why my final bread does not have a smooth top.