What is a brioche bun

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French pastry has long been famous all over the world. The art of French confectioners is based on an abundance of products and a variety of recipes. We also know a lot of French pastries: profiteroles, croissants, petit fours. They are good not only at home with tea, but also at any gala dinner as a dessert.

One of the most famous French buns is brioche. This word has been around since the 15th century, but the modern brioche bun came later. It is named after the French confectioner Brioche. But there are other opinions, for example, that the title

buns comes from a verb meaning "beat, knead", or that these buns were originally baked in the city of Bree.

French brioche bun is baked from yeast dough. It is made according to a special recipe. In addition to eggs and milk, butter is added to the dough, so it turns out to be a little wet and heavy. The products themselves are so soft, fluffy and airy that they quickly gained popularity all over the world.

How do you get such airy pastries? It's all about the unusual way of preparing the dough. After kneadingit is placed not in heat, but in cold. A day later, once in a warm place, it begins to rise very quickly, in addition, the condition for a quick rise is that the dough is placed in a narrow bowl, so the pastries are so tender and airy. But the cooking process takes a very long time, so modern brioche buns are different from traditional ones.

The shape that these buns have is unusual and special. The traditional brioche bun is baked in special molds that have ribbed edges and taper downwards. Form a ball on top of the bun. Still widespread throughout the world are buns that originated from Nantes. These products are made from several small balls that are placed close together on a baking sheet, and another ball is placed on top. These buns are very recognizable: a special round shape, a golden shiny crust and an unusually soft and airy dough.

Now there are many more options for baking these buns.

For example, a ball is made from dough, a recess is pressed on top with fingers and a smaller ball is placed in it. But you can bake buns of any shape, pastries with different fillings, for example, with jam, are very tasty. Often spices are added to the dough for these products: anise, saffron, vanilla.

How to make a brioche bun?

Knead the dough from 500 grams of flour, s alt, vanillin, 80 grams of sugar, 8 grams of yeast and 6 eggs very well, beat in a blender for at least 15 minutes. Add 250 grams of butter,diced and mix well again. Let the dough stand for 45 minutes in a warm place, and then knead well again and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, let the dough rise for an hour and shape into round buns. Brush them with egg and bake on medium heat for 10 minutes.

Brioche bun is most often sweet. These delicious sweets are traditionally served in France for breakfast. But sometimes they were made bland, although this did not lose their popularity.