Light Brioche Buns

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons milk, warm
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Recipe

• 1 in a glass measuring cup, combine 1 cup warm water, the milk, yeast and sugar. let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. meanwhile, beat 1 egg.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk flours with salt. add butter and rub into flour between your fingers, making crumbs. using a dough scraper, stir in yeast mixture and beaten egg until a dough forms. scrape dough onto clean, unfloured counter and knead, scooping dough up, slapping it on counter and turning it, until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
• 3 shape dough into a ball and return it to bowl. cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 1 to 2 hours.
• 4 line a baking sheet with parchment paper. using dough scraper, divide dough into 8 equal parts. gently roll each into a ball and arrange 2 to 3 inches apart on baking sheet. cover loosely with a clean kitchen towel and let buns rise in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours.
• 5 set a large shallow pan of water on oven floor. preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center. beat remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water and brush some on top of buns. bake, turning sheet halfway through baking, until tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes. transfer to a rack to cool completely.