Brioche Buns

Serves: 8

baking vegetarian european bread

Ingredients

  • 375 g flour (type 550 or plain W700, min 12g egg white)
  • 40 g sugar
  • 10 g salt
  • 7 g dry yeast
  • 75 g milk
  • 100 g butter
  • 170 g egg (about 3 pieces M)
  • 1 Plus one egg to coat

Instructions

  1. Bloom yeast in tepid milk
  2. Put all in mixing bowl and let mix for around 20-25 minutes, until it comes cleanly off the sides.
  3. Cover and 2 hours into the fridge.
  4. Knead it a couple of times in the bowl. Form 8 90 gram balls. Cover with a bit of oil.
  5. Put into oven with light on for around 90 minutes.
  6. Preheat oven with water bowl to 165°C.
  7. Brush with egg very carefully.
  8. Put in about 20 cm away from bottom.
  9. After 5 minutes remove water.
  10. Bake for another 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  11. Remove, brush with melted butter.
  12. Can be frozen or kept airtight for 2-3 days.