Keto Brioche Bread

Brioche is considered one of the most famous French breads. It is a very versatile bread type because it is light and sweet yet incredibly rich in flavor. You can use this recipe to make buns or a brioche loaf for French Keto recipes like French toast, Croque monsieur, etc. Even though these Keto brioche buns aren’t the quickest to prepare, the steps are simple and worth your time.

What is brioche bread?

Brioche is different from most bread because it's made with enriched dough and tastes a little sweeter. Because the dough is enriched with butter and eggs, you get that famous brioche texture of soft bread, the classic golden color, and quintessentially divine taste. With this Keto brioche bread recipe, you’ll be getting all that - with way fewer carbs. Using heavy cream, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, eggs, and butter, this bread has the renowned richness and texture associated with brioche.

How to make a fluffy low-carb bread loaf?

To make the dough, we have used a fathead dough for the base, but have lightened it up with psyllium husk and yeast and incorporated it with butter. The result is a risen, decadent, and pillowy bread. We don’t recommend omitting the psyllium husk or the yeast because that will yield dense and unappetizing buns. There are some critical points to baking successful Keto brioche buns. Firstly, to bloom the yeast, you must use lukewarm heavy cream, which is around body temperature. If you use it hot, you will kill the yeast, and if you use it cold, the yeast won’t prove. Secondly, the butter must be at room temperature to fold in the dough properly.

Should you be worried about the sugar in the dough?

While adding sugar to any Keto recipe is a no-no, this recipe is an exception. The yeast will feed on the sugar and produce carbon dioxide, aka the bubbles that cause bread and baked goods to rise. So basically, the yeast will activate by consuming the sugar, leaving you none.