Homemade Brioche Loaf

Homemade Brioche Loaf is a versatile recipe. Bake this amazing recipe for a braided or round brioche loaf served cut for an appetizer.

Homemade Brioche Loaf

A versatile recipe that you could make buns or any other shape of bread. Hot cross buns would be good to bake as well. A braided or round loaf would be suitable for any meal or presentation needed. Homemade and cut into slices for a appetizer for a dinner meal. Oven Baked breads buns and rolls recipe idea.

Below are the ingredients as per recipe.

ingredients for a homemade brioche loaf of bread

Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl of stand mixer fitted with dough hook.

With a dough hook on the mixer mix the dough as per recipe until all the dough is pulling away from the side of the bowl.

Mixing the dough

starting to mix the dough mixture in a mixer

After adding the butter mix with a faster speed for about 3-4 minutes.

Kneading the dough by hand

Transferring the dough to a floured surface ready to knead with your hand and fingers.

dough mixture place on a flour surface for kneading

Use your fingertips and gently lift and fold edge of the dough that’s farthest away from you toward the middle.

kneading the dough mixture with your hands

Turn the dough 90 degrees and fold again.

turning and kneading the dough mixture over and over

Repeat the process of turning and folding the dough until the it forms a smooth round ball, approximately 1 to 2 minutes

Turn the dough seam side down in a lightly greased or lined with plastic wrap large mixing bowl.Cover tightly and let it proof until the size increases at least by almost half, approximately 1.5 to 2 hours.

Braiding the dough

Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces and quickly fold them into small round balls using the above shaping method.

rolling the dough mixture into three balls once it has risen to make braids for the loaf

Lightly press down each round dough. Stretch and roll the dough into a log. Start rolling from the middle toward the edge of the log to turn it into a long rope.

rolled out three pieces of dough for braiding of the brioche loaf

Arrange 3 ropes perpendicular and pinch 1 ends together. Braid the ropes by pick up the left string and put under the middle string.

Then pick up the right string and put it under the one in the middle again.

Repeat the process until you reach the end of the rope then pinch the remaining together.

continuing the braid of the brioche loaf

Carefully transfer the braided dough onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Cover the pan loosely and let the dough proof until the size creases at least by half, approximately 1 to 1.5 hours.

A braided brioche loaf ready to wash with egg and bake

Preheat oven to 375F. Brush the bread lightly with egg wash.

washing the braided loaf with egg mix to bake

Bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes, remember to rotate the baking pan half way through the process. The bread should have a deep golden brown color when finish baking. If the top of the bread turns dark too quickly, you can loosely cover the top with foil to prevent it from burning.