Brioche | Maria's Test Kitchen | Umami

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 tsp instant/rapid rise dried yeast ((other yeasts see Note 1))
• 4 tbsp milk (, warm, full fat (Note 2))
• 2 cups plain/all purpose flour ((not bread flour, Note 3))
• 3 1/2 tbsp caster/superfine sugar ((Note 4))
• 1/2 cup eggs (2 1/2 eggs) (, lightly whisked, at room temperature (Note 5))
• 1 tsp salt ((cooking/kosher salt, not table salt Note 6))
• 150g / 10.5 tbsp unsalted butter (, cut into 1.25 / 1/2" pieces, softened (but not melting, Note 7))
• Oil spray (, anything neutral flavoured (canola, vegetable, not olive oil))
• 1/2 leftover egg (, lighter whisked (Egg Wash, use leftover egg from above))