• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Baker Gatherer

Sweet Fusion

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
    • Recipes
    • Top 6 Kiwi Biscuit Recipes
    • 4 Easy Foodie Gift Ideas
    • Little Explorer Birthday Inspiration
  • Kitchen
    • Baking 101
    • Conversions
  • Living
    • Food
    • Events
    • Travel
    • Giveaway
  • Press & PR
  • Contact

Fairy Bread Brioche

June 7, 2017 By Dane McGregor Leave a Comment

There’s nothing like being young again and looking forward to attending a friends birthday party. Celebration then seemed to be a little more low key and the party food was all about the favourites such as cocktail sausages, caramel popcorn and fruit! One of my favourite treats to find on the table however, was fairy bread. I know it was colourful and had the word ‘fairy’ in it, but I didn’t care. It was always a treat because we rarely had it back at home. The whole idea of fairy bread is that it’s fun, colourful and full of sugar. In essence it’s simply white bread, margarine or butter and sprinkles. How could you go wrong!

have recently introduced their new and I was lucky enough to get my hands on their new and give it a whirl. Not only does this look awesome on my kitchen benchtop, with a dough cook addition it’s also super helpful when it comes to kneading dough! Now this recipe is super simple, but brings back those nostalgic party feels. Plus who wouldn’t want to try a delicious brioche filled with white chocolate and colourful sprinkle!

For an awesome giveaway, continue scrolling down for details.

Fairy Bread Brioche
 
Save Print
Prep time
2 hours
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
2 hours 20 mins
 
Serves: 8-10 Segments
Ingredients
  • 500g High Grade Flour + Extra for making dough
  • 80g Sugar
  • 160ml Natural Yogurt - Room Temp
  • 140ml Lukewarm water
  • 2 Large Eggs - Room Temp
  • 50g Butter - Room Temp
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 3 Teaspoon Surebake Yeast
  • 80g Sprinkles + more for decorating
  • 200g White Chocolate + more for decorating
  • Milk - For Brushing
Instructions
  1. For the brioche we need to start with the yeast mixture. Add yeast, lukewarm water and sugar to a small jug and mix frequently until a foam forms on top, roughly 5 minutes.
  2. While the yeast is doing its thing, sift the flour and salt into the bowl of a freestanding mixer.
  3. Pour the yeast mixture into the Kenwood kMix Mixer and using a dough hook, mix on a low speed for a couple of minutes then allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  4. Back on a low speed, add the eggs and mix them through until well incorporated.
  5. Still on a low speed, add the yogurt and butter and mix for 20-30 minutes. Stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape yogurt from the sides with a spatula then continue.
  6. Finally add small amounts of flour bit by bit until dough comes together and can be handled. Dough may still be a little sticky, perhaps dust your hands with some flour first.
  7. Mould dough into a ball and place inside a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise in a warm place for roughly an hour or until it doubles in size (I like to leave it in a hot water cupboard if you have one).
  8. After an hour, remove from bowl and knead several times on a floured surface to remove the air bubbles. Return dough to the bowl, cover with tea towel and allow to rise again for another hour or until it doubles in size.
  9. Flick oven to 190 degrees. This is where we want the oven to be nice and prewarmed. Also grease a circular baking tin and set aside.
  10. After another hour, remove dough and give one last knead to remove any big air bubbles. Flouring your work surface, roll dough out into a rectangle shape, roughly 40cm by 30cm.
  11. Brush rolled out dough with butter or margarine and sprinkle with 100s & 1000s followed by chopped white chocolate pieces.
  12. Roll dough up tightly and cut into even segments (8-10) and stand them up sideways in your baking tin (so spiral faces upwards). When arranging segments, make sure the opening folds face inwards.
  13. Bake for 20-25 minutes until tops have started to brown.
  14. Remove brioche from oven and quickly brush with milk before returning to the oven for another 10-15 minutes. You can either turn the oven down to 120 degrees or simply turn the oven off and allow the residual heat to continue baking.
  15. Take brioche from the oven and allow to cool in baking tin before removing.
  16. Finally dust with icing sugar, drizzle with melted white chocolate and sprinkle with more 100s & 1000s. Enjoy!
3.5.3229

 


Giveaway time!

Thanks to Kenwood I have a $100 Prezzy Card to giveaway to 1 lucky reader. To enter, tell me your favourite childhood party food in the comments below!

Entries to this giveaway end on Saturday 24th June and the winner will be drawn at random on Sunday 25th June. Open to New Zealand readers only. Best of luck!


WINNER ANNOUNCED! – CLOSED

There were plenty fond memories of childhood parties left in the comments, I agree with plenty of the suggestions. Perhaps some of these ideas may spark some new fusion recipes for me! Thanks to all those to entered to win themselves a Prezzy Card, the lucky winner has been drawn below.
Congratulations to: Jesse Wilson
Could you please email me with your postal details and I’ll make sure this Prezzy Card gets sent out to you! Thanks again for entering.

dane@bakergatherer.com

#mykenwood #expressyourself

Other Posts you may like

Pavlova Cheesecake

Cookie Dough Banana Bread

Behind the Scenes - Pic’s HQ

Honey Mustard Oatmeal Crackers

Tweet
Pin3
Share
3 Shares

Filed Under: Breads, Giveaway

Previous Post: « Donut Truffles
Next Post: Kānga Waru »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Rate this recipe:  

Primary Sidebar


WELCOME TO BAKER GATHERER, THE LONE JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF SWEET FUSION

  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

are you on Instagram?

I love cake, but I also love coffee. And this seas I love cake, but I also love coffee. And this season calls for plenty of iced coffees. 

The perfect pairing with an iced coffee is this Chocolate Coffee Cake with a Coffee Mascarpone filling, recipe below. Hands up if you love both cake and iced coffees 🙌🏼.

✏️ Chocolate Coffee Cake

500g @bakelshomebaking Moist Chocolate Cake Baking Mix
½ Cup Water (Room Temp)
4 Eggs (Size 6 or 7)
1 Cup Vegetable Oil
2 Tablespoons Granulated Coffee

✏️ Coffee Mascarpone

500g Mascarpone
2 Tablespoon Granulated Coffee
3-4 Teaspoons Hot Water
6 Tablespoons Icing Sugar
Dark Chocolate

✏️ Method

1 - Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake and grease the sides and line the bases of 2 x 20cm round springform cake tins with greaseproof paper. Set aside.

2 - Place the cake ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat on a low speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and beat for another couple of minutes until smooth.

3 - Using kitchen scales, evenly measure cake mixture across the 2 prepared baking tins and bake for around 35-40 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before filling.

4 - To make the coffee mascarpone filling, start by dissolving the granulated coffee with the hot water in a small bowl or ramekin, then set aside to cool. Meanwhile, beat together the mascarpone and icing sugar until smooth. Add the cooled coffee mixture and beat once again until incorporated.

5 - To assemble, place the first layer of cake onto a serving dish or cake stand, then evenly cover with a layer of coffee mascarpone. Gently place the second cake layer on top, then cover with another generous layer of coffee mascarpone. To finish, grate chocolate over top and serve alongside a freshly made iced coffee, or at your next BBQ celebration.

Serves: 10+ Slices
So who is Dane, the face behind Baker Gatherer. Le So who is Dane, the face behind Baker Gatherer. Let me tell you, he’s a pretty sweet dude 😆 

Swipe for a couple tidbits…

Now, do you want to know anything else?
The Easter season is nearly upon us, which means H The Easter season is nearly upon us, which means Hot Cross Bun are ready to be enjoyed. With that said, @newworldnz always has a plentiful selection of Easter treats, especially Hot Cross Buns. This year I’m offering a different twist on an Easter tradition, and introduce these Hot Cross Bun Kebabs.

These Hot Cross Bun Kebabs are super easy to make and are served with a sweet Whipped Cream Cheese to dip. You can also use any of your favourite or seasonal fruit to make these kebabs your own. I’ll share the method and recipe below so you can make these delicious kebabs at your place this Easter!

So, don’t forget to grab some Hot Cross Buns from your local New World, and check out their website for plenty more Easter inspired recipes.

💥 Hot Cross Bun Kebabs

✏️ Ingredients

1 Pack of Hot Cross Buns from New World
2 Nectarines
2 Bananas
Grapes (Note: You can use any of your favourite or seasonal fruit)
Lemon Juice

130g Cream Cheese
100ml Fresh Cream
50g Caster Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

✏️ You’ll Need

Wooden Kebab skewers 

✏️ Method

To make the Whipped Cream Cheese:

1. Add the cream cheese and caster sugar into a bowl, and using a hand-held mixer, beat for 2-3 minutes until combined and fluffy.
2. Pour in the cream and vanilla extract and again beat for 2-3 minutes until smooth and fluffy.
3. Scoop into a serving bowl, cover and chill in the fridge until serving.

To make the Hot Cross Bun Kebabs:

1. Cut the hot cross buns into cubes, roughly 8 pieces per bun. Place cubes on a baking tray and grill each side until lightly toasted, turning regularly. Once all cubes are toasted, set aside to cool.
2. Dice your favourite or seasonal fruit into cubes, similar sizes to the hot cross bun cubes. Then dip or roll your diced fruit through lemon juice to prevent any browning.
3. To assemble your kebabs, alternate between various diced ingredients, starting with a hot cross bun cube at the base. Repeat until skewer is full. Serve immediately alongside the Whipped Cream Cheese, or chill in the fridge until serving. Enjoy.

Serves 12+
I feel I’m in denial the seasons are slowly star I feel I’m in denial the seasons are slowly starting to change. The long hot summer evenings are starting to slip and the mornings a getting darker and cooler… now where are my slippers?
Follow Baker Gatherer

keeping up with the jones

Would you like me to let you know when I share new recipes and content? You can subscribe below.

Loading

something sweet at random

Copyright © 2025 · Baker Gatherer