Baking

10 ways to eat your brioche

This light and fluffy French-style bread is wonderfully sweet and buttery, and often associated with dessert dishes like French toast or bread and butter pudding, plus a few savoury surprises, too.

We’ve pulled together a selection of our favourite ways to include brioche in your weekly menu, with everything from acting as a base for your morning scrambled eggs, to becoming the key ingredient in an indulgent quince cake.

You’ll also find a recipe for our divine slow-cooked pulled pork sliders, served on a brioche bun with a flavour-packed mustard barbecue sauce.

Whatever catches your attention, it’s certainly worth making a trip down to your local bakery to pick up a loaf of these bad boys.

CHOCOLATE AND CINNAMON Babka

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Chocolate and cinnamon babka

Chocolate and cinnamon babka

An irresistible sweet brioche swirled with chocolate and walnut creamy filling and topped with a rich chocolate cinnamon sauce.

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Milk chocolate bread and butter pudding

Milk chocolate bread and butter pudding

The retro classic bread and butter pudding is given a modern makeover with lovely sweet brioche and a rich chocolate custard. Serve yourself a bowlful topped with crunchy Kit Kat pieces and ice-cream.

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Buttery French brioche

Buttery French brioche

This beautiful French recipe shows you how to make a loaf of brioche bread by hand, with or without a bread maker.

mixed berry brioche

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Mixed berry brioche

Mixed berry brioche

This rich and sweet berry brioche takes just ten minutes to create, making this the perfect fruity, creamy snack.

white chocolate and rhubarb brioche pudding

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White chocolate and rhubarb brioche pudding

White chocolate and rhubarb brioche pudding

This pudding perfectly balances the tartness of the rhubarb with the sweet, creaminess of white chocolate. Delicious!

Quince brioche cake

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Quince brioche cake

Quince brioche cake

creamy scrambled eggs on brioche with crispy bacon

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Creamy scrambled eggs on brioche with crispy bacon

Creamy scrambled eggs on brioche with crispy bacon

Scrambled eggs are a classic breakfast dish. In this recipe we mix them lightly with cream and chives for a creamy, flavourful result and serve them on sweet brioche with delicious crispy bacon.

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Rolled blueberry pecan brioche

Rolled blueberry pecan brioche

The perfect treat when you want something that’s not too rich for a brunch or afternoon tea.

FRUIT MINCE AND BRIOCHE PUDDING

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Fruit mince and brioche pudding

Fruit mince and brioche pudding

Brioche makes the very best bread pudding, this fruit mince brioche pudding has a rich spiced custard topping that’s spiked with a generous shot of brandy.

nectarines on brioche

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Nectarines on brioche

Nectarines on brioche

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pulled pork bun with mustard barbecue sauce

South Carolina pulled pork bun with mustard barbecue sauce

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