Sourdough Brioche That Tastes Like a Bakery Loaf

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while maintaining moisture.

sourdough starter

🥗Healthier: store-bought sourdough

💰Cheaper: active dry yeast

Active dry yeast is more accessible and less expensive.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories while adding a nutty flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Brown sugar offers a similar sweetness with a hint of molasses.

Prepare the sourdough starter the night before by mixing 50 g of water and 50 g of flour; let it sit overnight.

In the morning, add milk to the active sourdough starter; it can be at refrigerator temperature.

Mix in flour and set the mixture in a warm place to rise.

After the mixture has risen and is bubbly, add sugar, salt, and flour to the bowl.

Add 200 g of room temperature butter to the mixture.

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Transfer the mixture to a KitchenAid mixer and mix with the dough hook for at least 5 minutes to activate the gluten.

If you don't have a stand mixer, use a hand mixer or knead by hand, noting that the dough will be sticky.

Let the dough rise in a warm spot for at least 3 hours, covered with a kitchen towel, until visibly risen and fluffy.

Grease a 9x5 loaf pan with oil.

Flour the work surface to prepare for shaping the dough.

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