It's been a pretty somber mood around here, with my Flames making an early exit. Between that and some stress I have been dealing with lately that only means one thing....yeast breads. I don't know what it is about yeast breads that make me feel better. It's not like they remind me of my childhood, my mother is not much of a yeast baker, though she is vowing to start this year. I will gently nudge her to make sure she does. Yeast breads are one of those baking things that people really shy away from. I admit that they can sometimes be stubborn and temperamental...getting all picky about the weather and what not. I think that brioche is a great starter yeast bread for virgin bakers. I can't really think of a recipe for brioche that I have made that hasn't turned out well, if not fabulous. Seeing Helen make brioche the other day steered me in that direction. I chose to make this a sweet bread so that I could send it as a snack for my hubby at work. He was definitely a fan. You could roll … [Read more...]