9 May 2014

brioche braid






I love to cook but more  bake  and make  bread or something similar is something I've always enjoyed perhaps because I grew up in homes that often making   bread. 
My mom scones and my chilean grand mom others breads.
I think making bread at home is extremely therapeutic.
There is just something about well risen dough and the bread shaping process that pleases me like the delicious smell out of the oven.

But brioche is something special. I remember somes  Tea room  which served sandwich pastries and brioches. 
They called "once completa" The translate would be  Special Tea Time.
I found  this recipe for brioche braid in one of my little Parragon Books Ltd. 
The book's  title is BREADS and you can find a lot of different breads .
I love how smell this brioche braid and is really delicious.
And you don't need a bread machine. 
I do all my breads by hand:)






ingredients

350g self-raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
25 grams sugar
1 envelope dry yeast (10 grams)
115 grams butter cold and diced
2 eggs, beaten
75 ml of warm milk
oil for greasing the oven tray
 1 beaten egg for paint brioche  braid

Method

Sift the flour and salt in a large bowl and add the sugar and yeast . Add the butter with your fingers until it is the texture of breadcrumbs
Make a hole in the center and pour the eggs and milk .


Mix well until the dough will be smooth put on the counter dump  with flour and knead for 8 to 10 minutes
It should be smooth and elastic and sprinkle with a little more flour if is  sticky .

Grease a baking tray with oil.  Divide  the dough into three parts and make a strip about 35 cm each. 


You can now start braiding the bread. 
Start by placing the ends of each rope on tope of one another and star braiding by lifting one rope over the other tuck both ends of the braid undermeath and lightly press.

Place braid on a tray cover it and let it rise for 1 hour or until doubled in volume.
Preheat oven to 190 ° c 

Paint braid with beaten egg. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until browned and dry.
You can cover with foil after 25 minutes to prevent over browning .
Cool slightly and serve.




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104 comments:

  1. It looks ever so tempting! A wonderful breakfast treat.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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    1. Thanks Rosa with some cups of tea or coffe :)

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  2. OMG! This brioche is amazing and looks yummy! ^_^
    I've to share this! :D

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  3. Gloria, Lovely brioche braid! There is nothing as wonderful as fresh warm top notch bread with a little butter... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

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    1. Im agreee David I love warm bread ate breakfast or tea delicious take care dear!

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  4. E' deliziosa! Ti è lievitata benissimo! Complimenti Gloria e buon week end!!

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  5. I expect it tastes even better than it looks, Gloria
    I wonder what it would be like if I made it LOL

    Glad you got your internet back. Hugs ~ Eddie

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    1. We have a saying here when someone is good at something and uses her brain well, like you in the kitchen!
      We say she "uses her loaf"
      And you make a very good loaf :)

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  6. I do all my breads by hand too :) My bread maker broke a couple of years back and I never found the need to replace it. Your bread looks beautiful!

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  7. Hola Gloria; exelente receta Mmmmmm! !! para tomarlo con el desayuno el Domingo.Me lo llevo. Las fotos una pasada. Solo unas preguntitas ; los huevos son M ó L y el sobre de levadura seca, no sé de cuanto son en Chile ,si me pudieras decir los gramos. La verdad es que lo compro por paquetes de 250grs.pero sé que no en todos los paises los sobres traen la misma cantidad. Desde ya, gracias de antemano, que tengas un buen finde. Besitos

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    1. Mira los sobres son de 10 gramos cada uno.esta bien porque la harina lleva polvos de hornear.
      En cuanto a los huevos pueden ser M porque los L son muy grandes.

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  8. baked salty pastries are my fave food in the world, Gloria!

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    1. Thanks Dezzy I love these type of pastries too!

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  9. complimenti è stupenda!!buon we, un abbraccio

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  10. Does look good but bread will kill me lol

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    1. I know. This time is not problem you don't try!

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  11. I've never really been into making bread but I agree that it's therapeutic. I love brioche bread and this looks delicious!

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  12. Mmmmm...I can almost taste it!

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  13. that looks SO delicious!
    Mary

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  14. che bellissima treccia, sarebbe perfetta per la colazione domattina. un bacione, buon we

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  15. Dear Gloria, What a beautiful bread!!! I would love a warm piece with butter. Blessings for a beautiful weekend dear. Catherine xo

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    1. Thanks Catherine Hope you have a nice Mom's day!!

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  16. Favolosa questa brioche cara Gloria, davvero golosa...bravissima!!!
    Bacioni...

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  17. Stupenda, Gloria! Non sono molto esperta con i lievitati, quindi mi limito ad ammirare! :D Complimenti e un abbraccio, felice weekend! :) :**

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  18. I think that you are amazing braiding bread, it is always seen as being very difficult to do over here so way to go Gloria! It looks delicious as always! xx

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    1. Thanks dear ! You are really sweet! I love make bread!!!
      xo

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  19. What a delicious treat or breakfast ! Happy weekend, un abbraccio

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  20. It looks fabulous, Gloria!!! I adore brioche :) Happy Mother's Day!!!

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  21. Some people pig out on candy, but fresh baked bread is my weakness. Yum!

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    1. Yes Sarah I love fresh bread and ...dulce de leche I love them!

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  22. >Gloria!! De todos los panes los brioches son mis favoritos, ese suave toque de dulce, su masa livianísima, no pueden más de ricos! Y este tuyo en forma de trenza lo tengo que hacer!! besitos y que tengas un buen fin de semana

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    1. Pamela me encantan los brioches tambien Pamela en todos los tipos me encantó esta receta tan simple y sólo hayy que esperar los tiempos como pasa en todos los panes.
      Feliz día de la Madre amiga!

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  23. I LOVE homemade bread. Tonight we did 72g rolls.
    They were fantastic. I love the kneading and all the
    work that goes into baking good bread.

    Happy Weekend & Happy Baking.

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    1. I love homemade bread too Ivy and always look beautiful!
      (72 ? oh dear) Happy weekend and boggie boggie!

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    2. 72 grams in weight. Not too big, but not
      too small either. My dough made 6 rolls.

      I only bake in metric.

      We had beef burgers tonight. They were
      very good. Got the meat on sale.

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    3. I love beef burgers Ivy!! xo

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  24. Looks good & yummy too ~ Happy weekend Gloria ~

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  25. So yummy Gloria!
    I really like this bun
    Chantal

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  26. Oh my Gloria…this is a gorgeous brioche! Happy weekend!

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  27. Oh this one is definitely for me, Gloria...I simply adore brioche, of every kind!
    Many thanks xxx

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  28. My mouth is watering, Gloria. Your braided brioche looks fantastic!

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    1. Thanks Angie but I think you make amazing breads:)

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  29. Oh my this brioche braid looks so good! We want to slather it with butter and have it for breakfast.

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  30. Que maravilla de brioche Gloria!! una pinta deliciosa, me encanta. Besos

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  31. There is nothing better than homemade bread! Your brioche braid looks lovely!

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  32. What a beautiful brioche Gloria, my stomach is rumbling! :-)

    Ciao
    Alessandra

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  33. Wow - what a lovely loaf; I'm scared of baking with yeast!

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    1. Not worry Cake Crusader, at the begin I was afraid about yeast but now not and dry yeast is more easy tan the other. On breads the important are the times!!
      xx

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  34. Great bread, Gloria! I like to bake also, but don't so much any more since the kids are grown, etc. But, I love brioche and yours looks delicious! Hugs

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  35. Hay tanta destreza y creatividad en esta receta que parece una obra de arte. Pero eso es la cocina también, arte.

    Saludos desde Londres.

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  36. Que lindo eres:)
    Gracias Mario!

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  37. Breadmaking is soulful. This is beautiful. Smother with butter and jam this is awesome.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Velva

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    1. Yes I love make bread! Thanks velva I hope you had a lovely day!

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  38. mmm can you slather a piece with butter and send it my way? smiles...
    happy mothers day gloria...i spent much of my day at the park
    honoring my wife and mother....we had a picnic...

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    1. Thanks Brian,what fun a pic nic is a lovely idea!

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  39. Homemade brioche is such a wonderful treat and yours looks so good!

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  40. Love your braided brioche bread Gloria, would be so good eaten warm with more butter and jam!

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  41. Homemade bread is the best! This brioche looks beautiful and delicious.

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  42. Hi Gloria,
    Lovely brioche! I love eating brioche! One of my favourite bread!
    Happy Mother's Day! :)

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  43. Looks so tasty - you are very clever!

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    1. Thanks Suza I love brioche isn´t difficult the beautiful of all breads you have to wait:)

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  44. I thought you were on a little break..have missed a few posts they are not arriving here..will look into it..
    Lovely lovely bread!

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    1. Thanks Monique but Im not in break:) Thanks for stopping by!

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  45. Hai proprio ragione: panificare è terapeutico!!!! Bellissima questa treccia! Complimenti :-)

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  46. Hi Gloria,
    Thanks for linking to CYB! And for the pomegranate tree, it love the sun, so place it where it can get full sun! Hope your plant will grow well and healthy with plenty of fruits to harvest! :)

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  47. Thanks Joyce is really important that you say! so it love sun! Thanks Joyce!

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