Extra soft heart-shaped brioches for valentine's day

Name: Extra soft heart-shaped brioches for valentine's day
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 4 h 2 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 2/3 cup warm milk; 1 Tbsp dry yeast (or 2 Tbsp fresh yeast); 3 + 3/4 cups flour (T45); 1/2 cup white sugar; 1 pinch of salt; 3 eggs; 5.3 oz softened butter; 2 Tbsp melted butter; 7 tsp brown sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 Tbsp milk; 2 oz pink pralines (or pearl sugar)

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7 servings

Very Easy

4 h 2 m

Love is in the air with these extra soft heart-shaped brioches ♥ The perfect idea to delight your loved one at breakfast or snack time :-) Don't forget to add pink pralines for a crunchy and colorful touch ;-) We'll explain everything step by step below!

Materials

Stand mixer with dough hook / Kneader
Parchment paper
Dough scraper (or spatula and knife)
Rolling pin
Pastry brush

Preparation

Preparation30 min

Waiting time3 h 15 m

Cook time17 min

Combine dry yeast and warm milk and let rest for 10 minutes at room temperature.
Place flour in the kneading bowl. Add sugar and salt on the side and cover with flour. Then add the eggs and the warm milk + yeast mixture.
Knead until you have a non-sticky dough (for about 5 minutes at speed 3). Gradually add softened butter while kneading. Knead for another 5 minutes at speed 3 until the dough is non-sticky.
Form a ball of dough in the bowl and cover with a cloth. Let it rest at room temperature (near a heat source if possible) for 2 hours.
Degas the dough and divide it into 7 pieces of about 140 g each. Form small balls and cover with a cloth for 15 minutes at room temperature.
Melt the butter. Roll out the pieces of dough. Brush the dough with melted butter and sprinkle with brown sugar (about 1 tsp per piece).
Roll the dough into a log.
Fold the log in half: top to bottom.
Cut the log with a dough scraper from top to bottom, leaving the bottom intact.
Fold the left side to the left and the right side to the right. Place all the heart-shaped doughs on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Cover with a cloth and let rise for 1 hour at room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C), mix the egg yolk and milk, and brush the brioches with this mixture. Sprinkle with pink pralines.
Bake the brioches for 17 minutes at 350°F (180°C).
And there you have it, your brioches have risen beautifully and are ready to be devoured.