Classic french brioche. Slightly sweet with a soft biscuit-like center and a crispy crust, it's unlike any other dough. Of course, it's also packed with butter and takes serious time to make. But that's true of anything worth enjoying, isn't it?
Love doesn't simply come as an end result; within the process of creation itself, there must be love.
"One of the main reasons that pseudo-French cooking falls far below good French cooking is just this matter of elimination of steps, combination of processes, or skimping on ingredients such as butter, cream - and time. "Too much trouble," "Too expensive," or "Who will know the difference" are death knells for good food."
Julia Child
Preach it, Julia.
Magical brioche takes several hours and there's no getting around it, so let's just jump in with joyful anticipation.
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