Brioche - a bread or a cake

imme

Brioche is a funny animal altogether.
Is it a bread or a cake.
When one cuts it as a bead it can fall apart.

I picked up a loaf the other day and put it down just as quick.
Am I missing out.

dxhound2005

If it's a loaf it has to be bread.

The Rape of Lucretia

The distinction is obsolete. All such is now termed, a 'bake'.

somesoldiers

Brioche burger buns from Aldi yum

vicwatson

Jaffa cake, biscuit or cake? :pac:

suicide_circus

it's a long way from brioches yee were reared

pleas advice

Biscuit or cake? Biscuit, or cake?

vicwatson

somesoldiers wrote: »

Brioche burger buns from Aldi yum

And the hot dog ones

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Bread
As it's made with a yeast dough.

McMurphy

vicwatson wrote: »

Jaffa cake, biscuit or cake? :pac:

Stale Biscuits go soft - stale cake goes hard.

Mountainsandh

You're missing out.
Brioche with a cold glass of milk, and a square of proper dark chocolate, that's the business.

vicwatson

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Stale Biscuits go soft - stale cake goes hard.

So they are cakes as per court case

ConnyMcDavid

it's a bread.

You get it in a loaf or roll or bun just like other breads. And you have to knead it and rest it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

vicwatson wrote: »

Jaffa cake, biscuit or cake? :pac:

That was the basis of a major court case. They were decreed to be cakes as they go hard while stale and a biscuit goes soft. Mcvities V HRMCE

Hande hoche!

A bad choice for a burger. Bonus points if it's served on something acting as a plate substitute e.g. a slate

vicwatson

Brantley Sweet Muzzle wrote: »

That was the basis of a major court case. They were decreed to be cakes as they go hard while stale and a biscuit goes soft. Mcvities V HRMCE

Yeh, VAT issue

Mountainsandh

oh yeah, and they're definitely a sweet bread.
If you ever had the French bakery brioches, you would see they have the crunchy crust on top, just like a loaf of bread, the ones you buy here all tend to be completely soft.

turbbo

Hande hoche! wrote: »

A bad choice for a burger. Bonus points if it's served on something acting as a plate substitute e.g. a slate

Tis the only bun for a burger otherwise just give me the patty.

Star Bingo

dxhound2005 wrote: »

If it's a loaf it has to be bread.

Like Madeira so.... or any of those boring sponges your mother would make thinking she was Mary Berry while the one next door was whippin up baked alaskas and cheesecakes

NOVA MCMXCIV

It's a break.

AllForIt

somesoldiers wrote: »

Brioche burger buns from Aldi yum

Never appealed to me, they look plastic.

Beanntraigheach

A Brioche is a fruit, surely?

Westernyelp

Beanntraigheach wrote:

A Brioche is a fruit, surely?

You're thinking of an Orange

NOVA MCMXCIV

AllForIt wrote: »

Never appealed to me, they look plastic.

Once you go Brioche – you never go bap.

turbbo

AllForIt wrote: »

Never appealed to me, they look plastic.

Lol - it's called egg glaze. Plastic is the wrapper they're in.

B0jangles

NOVA MCMXCIV wrote: »

Once you go Brioche – you never go bap.

True, after trying brioche, baps just seem a bit... blaa




:pac:

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

suicide_circus wrote: »

it's a long way from brioches yee were reared

I grew up in a ‘pig’s arse and cabbage’ household. To my folks, dinner isn’t dinner if spuds aren’t involved. And yet I was introduced to brioche as a kid. It’s not that exotic!

sbsquarepants

vicwatson wrote: »

Jaffa cake, biscuit or cake? :pac:

I feel like there's a clue in there somewhere - but it's just so damn hard to find:D

boombang

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this yet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_them_eat_cake

The quote interprets Brioche as cake in English. I didn't know that the attribution to Marie Antoinette was spurious before looking at that article.

turbbo

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I grew up in ‘pig’s arse and cabbage’ household. To my folks, dinner isn’t dinner if spuds aren’t involved. And yet I was introduced to brioche as a kid. It’s not that exotic!

Totally agree. A burger isn't a burger if it doesn't have a brioche bun.

freshpopcorn

It's closer to being a bread than a cake!

freshpopcorn

somesoldiers wrote: »

Brioche burger buns from Aldi yum

I remember reading the posts about these brioche burger buns over in the Aldi thread. I really had my hopes up and then were brought down very fast once I tried them.

Yoghurt87

It makes great french toast, served with maple syrup.

turbbo

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I remember reading the posts about these brioche burger buns over in the Aldi thread. I really had my hopes up and then were brought down very fast once I tried them.

Tescos are way nicer.

I miss the lidl custard ones with icing on top

Capt'n Midnight

S'ils n'ont pas de pain, qu'ils mangent de la brioche !