Getting better with brioche buns

Stormbringer said:

Those look amazing. Any chance of the recipe?

I don't mind sharing at all!

3 tbsp - 45g milk
1 cup - 235g warm water
2.5 tbsp - 35g sugar
2 tsp - 7g yeast dry 

2.5 tbsp - 35g soft butter unsalted 
3 cups - 408g bread flour plus 1/2 cup (68g)
1.5 tsp - 7g sea salt 

3 eggs 

Step 1

Mix yeast and warm water and let it sit for about 5 min

Whisk milk, sugar and warm water then beat 1 egg into the yeast mix

Step 2 

In mixing bowl mix butter, 3 cups of flour and salt until butter is crumbled.  

Step 3 

Mix liquid in and beat 5 min until dough ball formed. If dough wet, mix in the other half cup. 

Step 4 

place in bowl and let rest 90 min until double in size. Cover with damp cloth.  

Step 5

Lightly press dough to remove air and then cut into 8 pieces (approx. 110g)

Roll into ball then add a bit of flour to remove some the the stickiness (coat ball light covering)

Rest on pan with parchment paper and cover for 1-2 hours until they rise again.  

Step 6

Preheat oven to 400 add a cast skillet on the bottom of oven. Whike heating. (Skillet optional)

Mix two yolks and add a splash if water and coat dough with egg wash  

Step 7 

Once oven hits 400 add half cup of water to cast pan and place buns in oven (water optional)

15-20 min until even browning on outer dough.  

Let rest until cool on drying racks

NPHuskerFL said:

Very nice!!! Egged or oven on these?

I cooked them on the new timberline for this cook