Steps

• Dissolve the sourdough starter (or the yeast in the milk) by working it for about 5 minutes.

  Add the egg, honey, sugar, flour, aromas, and cream and start kneading, you can do it by hand or with the K hook of the stand mixer.

  Add a pinch of salt, mount the hook on the stand mixer, and work in the stand mixer or by hand for about 3 minutes, start incorporating the butter one piece at a time, as soon as the butter is incorporated, work for another 5 minutes, the dough should be well worked, smooth and homogeneous.

  Transfer the dough to a large bowl, cover with a towel, and let it rise for 5 hours.

  After the rising time, shape 8 balls from the dough and place them in a greased 10-inch ring mold, let it rise well covered with a towel.

  Once the cloud brioche bread is well risen, brush it gently with milk and sprinkle with sugar sprinkles, let it rest for 10 minutes.

  Preheat the oven to 320°F and after 10 minutes of heating, bake the cloud brioche bread for 25 minutes, checking the baking with a toothpick in the center of a ball.

  Remove from the oven and let it cool covered with a clean towel.

  

• Place the sourdough starter (or the yeast) with the milk in the bowl 2 minutesKnead, if using yeast, 20 sec/speed 3 will be sufficient.

  Add the egg, honey, sugar, flour, aromas, and cream and start kneading 2 minutesKnead.

  Add a pinch of salt 1 minuteknead, then set 3 minutesknead and start inserting the butter a piece at a time through the hole in the lid, as soon as the butter is incorporated, work for another 5 minutesknead.

  Transfer the dough to a large bowl, cover with a towel, and let it rise for 5 hours.

  After the rising time, shape 8 balls from the dough and place them in a greased 10-inch ring mold, let it rise well covered with a towel.

  Once the cloud brioche bread is well risen, brush it gently with milk and sprinkle with sugar sprinkles, let it rest for 10 minutes.

  Preheat the oven to 320°F and after 10 minutes of heating, bake the cloud brioche bread for 25 minutes, checking the baking with a toothpick in the center of a ball.

  Remove from the oven and let it cool covered with a clean towel.

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• You can enjoy the cloud brioche bread on its own, spread with Nutella, honey, butter and jam, or even with ice cream. Try all my other brioches, find the recipes CLICKING HERE.