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BBA Challenge: Brioche Muffins

July 13, 2009 by Andrea   Print This Post Print This Post
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The Bread Baker's Apprentice, by Peter ReinhartIt’s been a month since I last posted a BBA Challenge bread, a deliberate decision on my part. Our air conditioning was out for 29 days and since the kitchen is the hottest room in our house even with functioning air conditioning, I just couldn’t bring myself to turn on the oven and add to the heat. In the winter I bake all the time and it helps keep the house warm, but we didn’t need that in the heat of summer without any air conditioning for relief.

The next bread for me to tackle in the challenge was the brioche, a decadent bread with plenty of eggs and butter and a rich flavor. Of the three options—Rich Man’s, Middle-Class, or Poor Man’s brioche—I chose the Middle-Class version, which has less butter than the ultra buttery Rich Man’s version. Because I don’t have a brioche pan I made dinner rolls in a muffin tin, though they looked more like muffins. Making cloverleaf rolls with the dough would also work well in a muffin pan.

Thanks as always to Nicole of Pinch My Salt for organizing the BBA Challenge! For more bread inspiration, check out the BBA Challenge photos in the BBA Challenge Flickr photo group.

Andrea's Recipes - Peter Reinhart's Brioche dough

Andrea's Recipes - Peter Reinhart's

Andrea's Recipes - Peter Reinhart's

Andrea's Recipes - BBA Brioche Muffins

Andrea's Recipes - BBA Brioche Muffins

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10 Responses to “BBA Challenge: Brioche Muffins”
  1. Susie says:
    July 13, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    So beautiful looking. Great job.
    Susie

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  2. Nicole says:
    July 13, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    They look amazing! I made the rich version but I really think I would prefer this one. That last photo makes me want to take a bite right now!!

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  3. Kristen says:
    July 13, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Ugh – I don’t blame you for passing on the challenge while your AC was out!
    I love how you turned this Brioche into muffins. Yum!

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  4. Rosa says:
    July 14, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Those look so good! Very well done!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  5. Farah says:
    July 14, 2009 at 6:21 am

    My whole family (including me) loves brioche and these look fantastic!

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  6. Natashya says:
    July 14, 2009 at 7:12 am

    Great idea to bake it in muffin tins. Your brioche is beautiful.
    We have been blessed with some very livable weather here lately, and cool nights – thank goodness.

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  7. Lynn says:
    July 14, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Holy cow. Those are perfect!

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  8. Frieda says:
    July 15, 2009 at 1:41 am

    Hi! Saw your twitter…had to come and see! Lovely brioche…I don’t have a pan either, so thanks for the muffin tin idea. I started the BBA challenge with ciabatta and am working forwards and backwards to catch up!

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  9. veggiebelly says:
    July 15, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    Your brioche looks gorgeous…and what a beautiful blog you have!

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  10. MyKitchenInHalfCups says:
    July 16, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Muffins! A grand idea. Even mini would work with the rich man ;)
    The middle man is very much rich enough … poor man for that matter ;)

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