Yes, that is Dorie’s brioche recipe you see up there. No, it’s not Mary, the Food Librarian’s pick of Banana Bundt Cake, but I had to leave town to take care of a sick relative, and I’m posting things that I made before I unexpectedly had to travel. Thank you, Laurie, for giving us a summer break on the rules.
I had some of Dorie’s brioche dough stashed in the Time Machine, also known as my freezer. I thawed it in the freezer refrigerator overnight, then rolled it into a rectangle, filled it with cinnamon, and baked it in a pie plate that I’d coated with brown sugar, butter, and walnuts.
Diet food, you see. I am on the Dorie high-butter diet.
This time, I just improvised the recipe; before, when I made these, I followed it exactly. The dough had been in the freezer for about five months, and while it had not lost any flavor, it did not rise as much as fresh dough, or brioche that had been frozen for a shorter period of time. Bottom line: next time, I’m going to use up frozen brioche dough within two to three months.
Now, if you go to the blogroll, you can see what people did with the banana bundt cake recipe! I love seeing the creativity and funny stories that everyone has each week. It keeps me laughing.
And be sure to check out Susan’s weekly roundup of all things yeasty, YeastSpotting. It is one of the bright spots of my week, particularly when I’m stressed out, as I have been lately. Thanks, Susan!
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Yum! Brioche with brown sugar, butter and walnuts? What could be better than that 🙂
That looks fantastic. Sounds like a great diet to me. LOL
Hope your relative is better.
I hope things settle down for you. YUM, your brioche looks fab!
Mmm, brioche and brown sugar and butter and nuts! Sounds wonderful!
Wow, these look like the most decadent sticky buns I’ve ever seen! Sending warm thoughts your way for you and your family.
I hope everything is okay with your relative. And this looks delicious! Why don’t they have the all-butter diet? I’m sure it would be more popular than the grapefruit diet!
I hope you get a chance to try the Banana Bundt sometime though…it’s really delish! – mary the food librarian
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Mary, thank you so much! I plan on trying it as soon as I can.
Mmm. That looks great. I really should work on cleaning out some of the stuff stashed in my freezer. I don’t have any bread dough, but I do have some homemade puff pastry in there. Another great component of the high-butter diet. =)
I added your blog to bookmarks. And i’ll read your articles more often!
I have to make these soon! It seems like everyone does them when they need a “rewind” week–they seem like the group favorite.
That looks fantastic for my sweet tooth! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Well, it certainly looks de-lish!
Hey, I’m on the Dorie high-butter diet too! What a coincidence! LOL
Mmm, your rolls look delish! Perfect for relieving stress.
I hope everyone is well soon and that your stress level goes down. My thoughts have been with you . . . Yummy buttery things are great comfort food, and those brioche sticky buns looks amazingly decadent.
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