Mother Brioche Recipe

This is my trusted brioche recipe — reliable, versatile, mother to many.

This all-purpose brioche recipe is an open door. Once you know how to use it, a great wide plane of baking possibilities is yours. But before you get there, you’re going to need a stand mixer, steady nerves and a little patience. Here, I’ll hold your hand through the first loaf, and you’ll be running before you know it.

Pssst…this recipe will unfurl into many more recipes in the future, so if things like donuts, maritozzi, Italian ice cream sandwiches, cinnamon roll and cardamom knot-esque pastries are of interest to you, I recommend practicing this loaf recipe now.