Bread Machine Brioche Bread

Rich, buttery, and wonderfully soft, this Bread Machine Brioche Bread gives you the classic flavor and tender texture of homemade brioche without all the hands-on work. It's a special loaf that feels indulgent but is surprisingly easy to make when you let the bread machine do the mixing, kneading, rising, and baking.

Brioche is an enriched bread, which means the dough contains ingredients such as butter and eggs that give it a richer flavor and softer texture than everyday white bread. The finished loaf is delicious on its own, toasted with butter or jam, or used to make some seriously good French toast.

Why You'll Love This Bread Machine Brioche Bread

Rich and buttery.

Brioche has a distinctive richness that sets it apart from an everyday loaf of bread.

Soft and tender.

The enriched dough creates a wonderfully soft texture and delicate crumb.

The bread machine does the work.

The bread machine does the work. There's no need to knead the dough by hand—the bread machine handles the mixing, kneading, rising, and baking.

Perfect for breakfast.

Enjoy it toasted with butter, jam, or your favorite spread.

Amazing for French toast.

Brioche's rich, tender texture makes it one of the best breads for homemade French toast.

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Servings: 1 1.5 lb loaf

Course: Bread

Cuisine: French

Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients

3 large eggs room temperature, lightly beaten
½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick / 113 g, melted and cooled
½ cup whole milk about 123 g, warmed to 70–90°F
3 cups bread flour 390 g
3 tablespoons cane sugar 38 g
2 teaspoons bread machine yeast about 6 g
¾ teaspoon kosher salt about 4.5 g

Equipment

Bread Machine

Method

Lightly beat the eggs and allow them to come to room temperature. Melt the butter and allow it to cool. Warm the whole milk to approximately 70–90°F.
Add the ingredients to your bread machine pan in the order listed above, unless your bread machine manufacturer recommends a different order.
Place the bread pan into the machine and lock it securely into place.
Select the Soft Bread setting, 1½-pound loaf, and Medium Crust. On our KBS bread machine, the complete cycle takes approximately 3 hours and 11 minutes.
When the cycle is complete, carefully remove the loaf from the bread pan and transfer it to a cooling rack.
Allow the brioche to cool before slicing and serving.

Video

Notes

Measurement note: Dr. J developed and tested this recipe using U.S. volume measurements. Metric measurements are provided as approximate conversions and have not been independently tested.