Brioche

Ingredients (11)

• Sponge:
• ½ cup 2.25 ounces unbleached bread flour
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• ½ cup 4 ounces whole milk, lukewarm
• Dough:
• 5 large eggs
• 3 cups 13.75 ounces unbleached bread flour
• 2 tablespoons 1 ounce granulated sugar
• 1¼ teaspoons salt
• 24 tablespoons 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg