Justin’s Bacon Brioche
My brother made classical french brioche for Thanksgiving. We thought it might be worth a try to replace the butter in this rich bread with bacon fat. We tweaked Julia Childs’ recipe to make these delicious bacon brioche. Rich, smokey, hearty, and bacon-fatty, these brioche seems so wrong but taste so right. Here’s the recipe:
Yeild: 8 brioche
- 3 Tb. warm water
- 1 envelope (1/4 oz.) active dry yeast
- 1 tsp. granulated sugar
- 8 oz. flour
- 4 tsp. sugar
- 1.25 tsp. salt
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- .9 oz. (25 grams) water
- 5.1 (142 grams) bacon fat
- egg wash, as needed
- bacon pieces (optional)
Combine the warm water with the yeast and 1 tsp. sugar. Mix to dissolve and allow to rest while you prepare the dough. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Beat the eggs with the 25 grams water (the extra water replaces the water that would normally be in the 6 oz. butter called for in the original recipe). Make a well in the center of the flour and pour the egg and yeast mixture into it. Beat the liquid into the flour until it forms a cohesive mass. It should be sticky but not runny. Place the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Place about 1/6 of the bacon fat onto the dough and, with your hand or a bench scraper, press the dough outward. Repeat the process until all of the fat is incorporated and repeat with the rest of the bacon fat. The dough should be sticky but should not stick to your hands. If it does, add a bit more flour until you reach the desired consistency. Place into a large bowl, cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise until doubled in volume, about 4 hours. Here’s a good youtube video showing the process.
When the dough has doubled in volume, place onto a lightly floured work surface and press into a rectangle. Fold in thirds, turn, then fold in thirds again. Allow to rise again, about 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Divide the dough into 8 portions. Either roll into a small ball or shape by the traditional method, shown here. Place dough balls into a brioche pan or small ramekins. Allow to rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with bacon pieces if desired and bake for 10 minutes, or until deep golden brown. Enjoy. Photo by Justin Kern.
52 comments
I had half of the last one this morning for breakfast (the one in the back of the posted photo). It was a little crispy on the outside for having dried overnight - delicious.
These sound amazing!
Yum! I love to cook with bacon fat — it’s so delicious, and I like that I can put to good use something that typically gets thrown out with the garbage. My current favorite is pie crust made with bacon grease
Replacing butter with bacon grease is a great idea!!
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