Hello friends, today I suggest these fabulous Easter brioches to make for the Easter holidays and have fun making them with your children. They are simply soft and fragrant brioche crowns or rings. Below you will find the recipe..

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Budget-friendly
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Easter

Ingredients for the Easter brioches

4 cups Caputo Nuvola flour (Or 2 cups '00' flour and 2 cups Manitoba flour)
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk, at room temperature (about 200 ml)
1 tsp fresh baker's yeast (about 10 g fresh; ~1 tsp active dry)
6 tbsp granulated sugar (about 80 g (≈2.8 oz) — roughly 6 tbsp + 1 tsp)
3 1/2 tbsp melted butter (about 50 g (≈1.8 oz))
grated lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 tsp fine salt (about 8 g)
milk
1 egg
colored sprinkles

Tools

1 Dough hook
1 Stand mixer

Steps for the Easter brioches

To prepare these delicious Easter brioches, first make the brioche dough. I used a stand mixer, but you can also mix everything by hand in a large bowl and then on a work surface. In the mixer bowl, add the sifted flour, the grated lemon zest, the fresh yeast dissolved in a little milk, the granulated sugar and the melted (not hot) butter, and mix for a few minutes at speed 1-2 using the dough hook. Then add the eggs and let it mix for a moment. Next, add the remaining milk little by little in a thin stream while continuing to mix. Finally, add the salt. To obtain a smooth, homogeneous dough it will take about 15–18 minutes in total or until the dough is well hooked (elastic and smooth). Let the dough rise in a large bowl covered with plastic wrap for about 2–3 hours in the oven with the oven light on.
After the rising time, deflate the dough and cut it into pieces. To make braided rings, use two pieces of dough per ring. Roll them into long ropes, twist two ropes together to form a braid and join the ends to form a sealed ring.
Place the formed brioches on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let them rise for 1–2 hours. When they have risen, brush the surface with a splash of milk and the egg previously beaten in a small bowl, then sprinkle with colored sprinkles. Bake in a preheated static oven at 356°F for 13–15 minutes. Turn off the oven, remove the brioches and let cool.
Arrange the baked brioches on a serving plate and serve.
I hope you like this latest recipe of mine. See you next time, friends.