OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7070

brioche

/ˈbriːɒʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bollo suizo • brioche • briosh • pan de yema
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
French brioche dough is especially rich in butter and eggs. It's often retarded […] for 6–18 hours to stiffen it, then rolled out and briefly rested.
She sat him at the table in the saloon, then unobtrusively she made him tea and brought him slices of brioche spread with lock keeper’s honey.
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