"Petey the Wonder Dog" wrote in message
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Somewhere I completely missed the boat on brioche breads and want to
know more.

Is it the extra milk and eggs?

Thanks much!

It is fat. Brioche is made from a very short and sticky dough with butter
and eggs. A very lean bread like the Italian I make almost daily has no
butter, no shortening, no eggs, no milk. Just water, flour, yeast and a
touch of salt and sugar. The only fat in it is the small amount of fat in
the flour itself. Brioche has lots of fat in it. Lots and lots.

Fred
The Good Gourmet
http://www.thegoodgourmet.com