Although a brioche is considered as a type of bread, those are two complete different products.
Both are yeasted baked products but they differ a lot in terms of ingredients, texture and taste.
Looking at the basic recipes for bread and brioche,
A bread has very simple and basic ingredients: flour, yeast, water and salt. A good bread, or at least for me, has a nice firm and generous yet airy crumb with a golden crispy crust. Usually breads are done in a day.
A brioche contains sugar and most importantly fat which gives it its typical buttery taste and melt-in-your-mouth texture. The ingredients include: flour, milk, eggs, butters, yeast, sugar and salt.
Although there are brioche recipes that produce a brioche in a day, usually the best ones need 2 days to be made as the overnight rise allows the flavors to develop the dough. More complex than breads, the process is also messier due to the need to incorporate the butter in the dough. taste.
Obviously due to the difference in their composition, nutritional facts and calories vary between the two products. A brioche is more caloric that a bread due to its fat content but that is also what gives it more taste and texture and make it such a special treat.
Both are amazing products and essential items in French cuisine that are perfect for sharing.
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