Brioche Buns

• servings: 6 servings
• total time: 10 hours 29 minutes

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups (330g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

1/4 cup (28g) King Arthur Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk

2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar

1 1/4 teaspoons (8g) salt

1 tablespoon instant yeast

3 large eggs + 1 large egg yolk white reserved for wash (below)

1/4 cup (57g) water

10 tablespoons (142g) unsalted butter at cool room temperature

1 large egg white (reserved from above) lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon cold water

seeds of your choice optional

Directions

Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup, then sweeping off any excess. Mix and knead the dough ingredients — in a mixer or bread machine — to make a smooth, shiny dough. It starts out sticky, and takes 15 to 20 minutes of kneading in a stand mixer to develop, so we don't recommend kneading this by hand., Form the dough into a ball, place it in a greased bowl, cover, and let it rise for 1 hour., Refrigerate the covered dough overnight, to slow its rise and make it easier to shape., The next day, remove the dough from the refrigerator, and divide it into six pieces., Shape each piece into a flattened ball, and place into the lightly greased cups of an individual pie and burger bun pan. Or place the buns on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving about 2" to 3" between them., Cover the buns, and let them rise until they're quite puffy. This may take as little as 1 hour; or up to 2 to 3 hours, depending on how warm your rising environment, and how cold the dough. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 375°F., Brush the buns with egg wash, and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 14 to 18 minutes, tenting with foil after 10 minutes if they appear to be browning too quickly. The finished buns will register at least 190°F on a digital thermometer inserted into the center.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 bun (129g)
• Calories: 460
• Total Fat: 23g
• Saturated Fat: 13g
• Trans Fat: 1g
• Cholesterol: 175mg
• Sodium: 560mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 50g
• Dietary Fiber: 2g
• Total Sugars: 7g
• Protein: 14g