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Brioche Muffins or Rolls (BBA Challenge)

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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.

Brioche dough - Andrea Meyers

Brioche dough in a muffin tin - Andrea Meyers

Brioche rolls rising - Andrea Meyers

Brioche rolls or muffins - Andrea Meyers

Brioche rolls with jam - Andrea Meyers

More from the BBA Challenge

Anadama bread loaves, cooling on a rack - Andrea Meyers
Anadama Bread (BBA Challenge)
BBA Challenge: Challah - Andrea Meyers
Challah Bread (BBA Challenge)
BBA Challenge: Cinnamon Raisin Bread with Whole Wheat. sliced - Andrea Meyers
Cinnamon Walnut Raisin Bread (BBA Challenge)
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  1. Susie says

    So beautiful looking. Great job.
    Susie

  2. Nicole says

    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!!

  3. Kristen says

    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!

  4. Rosa says

    Those look so good! Very well done!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  5. Farah says

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

  6. Natashya says

    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.

  7. Lynn says

    Holy cow. Those are perfect!

  8. Frieda says

    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!

  9. veggiebelly says

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

  10. MyKitchenInHalfCups says

    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 😉