On her way out the door, fired MSNBC host Joy Reid trashed Donald Trump for delivering “fascism” to America. She also attacked Elon Musk for bringing “apartheid” politics to the United States.  Over on CBS, 60 Minutes correspondent and ex-Evening News anchor Scott Pelley declared Trump was “in defiance of the Constitution.”   This past month also saw MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough scare his audience by declaring DOGE cuts were going to cause more plane crashes and not just kill “your family” but “people across the globe.”  Over on ABC’s The View, Joy Behar labeled Musk an “enemy of the United States” and Sunny Hostin called those who questioned wokeness “ungodly.” In Hollyweird it’s awards season, which means we got the usual lectures from the entertainment elites about “greed,” global warming and a “white nationalist coup” under Trump. The following are the most obnoxious outbursts from the leftist media and Hollywood from February:    Joy Reid’s Farewell: “Fascism Isn’t Just Coming, It’s Already Here”      “Happy Monday, everyone. And we begin tonight with what I think is the question: when you are in the midst of a crisis and specifically a crisis of democracy, how do you resist — when fascism isn’t just coming, it’s already here?”— Host Joy Reid opening her final show on MSNBC’s The ReidOut, February 24.    South African Elon Musk Has Brought Apartheid Politics to the United States “Some of the things that Elon Musk is doing, and it is notable to me that the people leading this movement are largely South African, white South Africans, people who had a fascist government that they grew up under in South Africa, which was the apartheid government, and they are taking and exporting their politics here. Peter Thiel. Uh, you know, Elon Musk. There’s a bunch of them, like a little claque of them, and they have Donald Trump, right?” — Host Joy Reid on MSNBC’s TheReidOut, February 24.    Musk’s Cuts Will Cause Plane Crashes and Kill Your Family     “What the Trump Administration is providing Democrats right now are those cuts. They’re giving them the punchline to, ‘Oh, they’re gonna cut billionaires tax cuts, but guess what they’re gonna do?’ They’re going to take away medical research that saved your daughter or saved somebody in your family. They’re going to take away and fire people in the FAA. So, those plane crashes that you’re seeing, you’re gonna see more of them.”— Co-host Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, February 19.   Elon Musk “Literally Killing People Across the Globe”     “When are we going to finally see the lawsuits move on USAID and actually an injunction that stops that, all of those actions right now that are literally, unless the reports are exaggerated, literally killing people across the globe right now, this morning, this instant?”— Co-host Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, February 6.    Something “Very Strange” About “Richest Man” Slashing Programs  “This is the case….of the richest man in the world and there’s something very strange about him slashing programs that prevent starvation and hunger and poverty in much of the world.”— NPR White House correspondent and ABC News contributor Asma Khalid on ABC’s This Week, February 9.   “Too Soon to Tell” How Much Trump “Is In Defiance of the Constitution”     “It’s too soon to tell how serious President Trump is in defiance of the Constitution. In his first 28 days, he signed an order to nullify birthright citizenship for some — a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. And he has closed agencies and frozen spending that Congress mandated by law.” — Correspondent Scott Pelley on CBS’s 60 Minutes, February 16.    Hardwood Hatred: Elon’s “Sympathy for Racists and Nazis” is “Damaging” America “Your combination of aggressive ignorance, malign motivation, and sympathy for racists and Nazis is badly damaging our country also, Just Say No to drugs.”— February 17 X.com post by former CNN White House correspondent and CNBC correspondent John Harwood in response to Elon Musk.    PBS: Trump’s “Gulf of America” Ban on AP is Attack On “First Amendment”     “The White House, by going after AP for an editorial choice, is going directly at the First Amendment. It is going directly at the freedom of the press. And it is not coincidental that they are going after AP. AP is extremely influential. They’re also kind of straight down the line. They are not a partisan news outlet in any way.”— NPR White House reporter Tamara Keith on PBS’s News Hour, February 17.   Brennan Blames Holocaust on Free Speech     “He [Vice President J.D. Vance] was standing in a country [Germany] where free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide. And he met with the head of a political party that has far right views and some historic ties to extreme groups. The context of that was changing the tone of it. And you know that, that the censorship was specifically about the right.”— Moderator Margaret Brennan to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on CBS’s Face the Nation, February 16.   Donald Trump Should’ve Been Impeached “One Minute” Into His Presidency     “Donald Trump was eligible for impeachment one minute into his inaugural address for violating the emoluments clause….I think Democrats should start having a different guy come out every week and introduce new articles of impeachment, just to inspire people and show them that we’re doing something and let the record show for history we are fighting against this.”— SiriusXM host John Fugelsang on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle, January 31.   Trump Is a “Scumbag,” “Racist Piece of Garbage”      “Donald Trump’s a scumbag. I mean, I think we can say that. He’s a vile, racist piece of garbage. He happens to be President of the United States, so we have to pay attention. If he wasn’t, he’d be one of vile people out there in this country.”— MSNBC contributor Dean Obeidallah on MSNBC’s Ayman, February 1.    Trump Can Take a Nap While He Lets “Enemy of the United States” Elon Do His Job     “Elon Musk kisses his [President Donald Trump’s] butt and strokes his tiny ego or big ego, whatever it is….He can take a nap while the guy who was not born in this country, who was born under apartheid in South Africa, so has that mentality going on. He was pro-apartheid….I think this is just perfectly wonderful for Trump. He can take a nap and let this foreigner, foreign agent, you know, an enemy of the United States do his job!”— Co-host Joy Behar on ABC’s The View, February 27.    Un-American That Trump Isn’t in Prison Co-host Joy Behar: “That doesn’t sound fair to me. That doesn’t sound American to me….If the person [Donald Trump] gets all the charges dropped from the guy [former Special Counsel] Jack Smith] just because he wins an election, is that American?”— Co-host Joy Behar on ABC’s The View, February 20.   Joy Behar Wants to Re-Name America!  “This country that we’re in was settled by indigenous people, right? And yet they name the country after an Italian white man, Amerigo Vespucci. That’s what America is named after, Amerigo Vespucci. A white European. Why is it named after a white man, when it was settled by indigenous people?”— Co-host Joy Behar on ABC’s The View, February 13.     Opposing Wokeness “Is Ungodly” and “Not Christian!”     “It angers me when people are, like, ‘this woke stuff's got to go.’ That’s telling me that you don’t care about my lived experience! You don’t care about the oppression of the LGBTQ community! You don’t care about the oppression of the disabled! You don’t care about the oppression of immigrants! You don’t care about your fellow neighbor, and that is ungodly! That is not Christian!”— Co-host Sunny Hostin on ABC’s The View, February 24.   Plea to Stop the “White Nationalist Coup” from “Taking Over” This “Fascist Country” “If you really are serious, okay, about stopping the white nationalist coup taking over the country, have you heard of it? Right, if you’re serious about stopping this, how about amplifying black history because black people, we’ve been in a fascist country this whole time.”— Writer/director Justin Simien accepting an award for MGM+ docuseries Hollywood Black at 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards, February 22.    Hollywood Elitist Blames Humanity’s “Greed” for Natural Disasters  “Wake up, humans! We can’t let greed continue to deny global warming!” — SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher at 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards, February 23.    Trump Is a “First Ballot Hall of Fame Racist”      Former CNN host/comedian W. Kamau Bell: “Let’s be clear: Trump has one of the greatest resumes of racism in the history of racism. Yes.”Host Stephen Colbert: “He’s an all-star.”Bell: “He’s a first ballot hall of fame racist. He is the LeBron James of racism.”— CBS Late Show with Stephen Colbert, February 5.    Movie About Trump Has Taken On a “Harrowing Resonance” About A “Very, Living Danger”  Host Christiane Amanpour: “When you see it [The Apprentice] now, since the election, what do you think of it?”Actor Jeremy Strong: “I think it’s taken on a whole other — sort of — harrowing resonance….Seeing it now, to me, it’s about a very, living danger. So I find it troubling to see the film now.”— CNN International/PBS’s Amanpour&Co., February 12.

The cast of Friday’s PBS News Hour was not interested in subtlety, nuance, or level-headedness as they discussed recent media news. Host Amna Nawaz wondered if “we’re in much more sinister territory now” due to the changes surrounding the White House press pool. Both Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks agreed, as he went so far as to say Capehart’s employer was now part of the problem given Jeff Bezos’s changes to the editorial page. Nawaz began, “His continued attacks on the press, blocking the AP's access from some White House coverage as well. You saw him take control of the White House, take control of the press pool that covers the president full time, makes sure everyone else knows what's happening with the president.” Citing Brooks’s colleague, Nawaz continued, “Peter Baker, of course, longtime Russia correspondent, said it reminded him of the Kremlin press pool takeover. And I just want to get your takes on where that sort of attack on the press stands and whether we're in much more sinister territory now.”     “Of course,” Vladimir Putin might poison or defenestrate you if you ask him a tough question. Meanwhile, even CNN reporters admit the pool changes haven’t done away with tough questions. As it was, Capehart agreed, “I do think we are in more sinister territory because you have got to look at what's happening with AP, in light of his lawsuits against CBS, against ABC, threats, threatening the licenses of other broadcast entities.” Capehart added: This is all part of a pattern of roughing up anyone he views as not either insufficiently loyal or people who have wronged him. And he looks at the press as an entity that has wronged him. But what I would say is, you know, it's sort of inside baseball that, you know, AP is not allowed in the pool, which means it can't get into all these places. To me, it just says that the White House press corps, which already does hard work, they're just going to have to work a little bit harder reporting on an administration that already leaks like a sieve. Brooks not only echoed Nawaz and Capehart’s sentiment; he went further, “Yes, I mean, Donald Trump does everything he can to destroy things that would restrain his power. And so that's the attorney generals he fires. That's the inspector generals. That's the JAG officers. That's the leadership of the military who doesn't like. And the press is a potential restraint on his power. And so he is trying to dismantle the idea of the press.” Before anyone could say, “That’s a tad hyperbolic,” Brooks rolled on, “And if I could bash the press a little, or at least the owner of Jonathan's newspaper, we're helping. Jeff Bezos, when he says, not going to — we're going to have an opinion section in the Washington Post that does not brook dissent, that's just not journalism.” He added, “And I have seen this again from entrepreneurs who say, why would you publish something you disagree with? They just don't get it, some people. That's what we do. That's what democracy is. Your loyalty to democracy is higher than your loyalty to one ideology or another. And so the idea that we're not — we have a major newspaper that doesn't publish dissent, that can't be.” Bezos’s exact words were, in part, “personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.” “Other topics” is a broad category. In fact, at the time of the publishing of this article, the Washington Post opinion page is still full of articles that are critical of Donald Trump, his administration, and conservatives generally. Meanwhile, how many dissenting viewpoints does the New York Times offer?

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I recently bought a pair of loafers from a man with a prosthetic leg. How do I know this? Good question. I never met him. I never saw him. I bought the shoes on eBay, used. But I am almost certain he has one leg.I love finding an old, vintage Brooks Brothers sport coat. One that was made before we landed on the moon. As soon as I took them out of the box I realized there was something off. The left loafer had natural creases on the top of the shoe. You know, the creases that form as you walk and your foot bends. These were used shoes, and this is normal. The right loafer, however, had none of these natural creases. The top of the shoe looked essentially new. I put them on, and my suspicions were validated only more. The right loafer fit a bit tighter than the left. It felt like it hadn’t been worn. It felt new. You know that feeling, don’t you? Stiff. Tight. It takes a while for shoes to get broken in. The right loafer hadn’t been broken in at all. I also noticed there was less wear on the very back of the right sole.All of this corroborated my theory. The right loafer was worn on a prosthetic foot, which wouldn’t be bending the same way a fully functioning foot does. The shoe thusly wouldn’t be broken in. Rolling forward on the back of the heel with all of one’s weight, as you do when you walk, wouldn’t be happening, either. All of this comes together to perfectly explain the asymmetrical state of the used penny loafers I bought on eBay. They were worn by a man with a prosthetic leg. I put a shoe stretcher in the right loafer for a day or two. It stretched out enough so that it came fairly close to matching the size of the left. After a few weeks of regular wear, the discrepancy between the left and the right was all but gone. This whole saga is exactly what I love about thrifting and buying used stuff on eBay. It’s not just the great price. The ability to find incredible deals on clothing you wouldn’t normally be able to afford is a wonderful thing, but what I love about thrifting is more than just the price tag. It’s not just the vintage element, either. Excavating forgotten styles that are practically impossible to find off the rack is a total gas, but there is still something more. It’s the story. It’s the unique thing that can’t be bought. It’s what you can’t get when you buy something brand new.I love that these shoes have some strange backstory. I love that I can’t know it, either. I suppose I could reach out to the seller and ask about this discrepancy and try to pry some information. But how boring would that be? Where is the mystery in that? Where is the fun? It’s much better to try to piece it all together the old-school way. A little mystery is fun.I love finding an old, vintage Brooks Brothers sport coat. One that was made before we landed on the moon. Standing at my closet, looking at the tag that’s been ripped a little. The wearing around the elbows, the name written on the inside pocket. I stand there and wonder who he was. How often did he wear this jacket? Was this a workhorse, or did it wait in a closet most of its life? Is he alive anymore? Maybe not. Probably not. A dead man’s jacket. Now, my jacket.When you buy something new, the story starts with you. There isn’t really anything human before that point. Even if the piece was handmade, it’s just business. But the presence of some other story — a story you will never know for certain — wrapped up in the piece adds human depth. Some kind of connection with someone else. Even if you never see him, there is something shared. In our inhuman world of throwaway culture, there is something really refreshing about it. Maintaining and sustaining something feels good. Deep down, in our heart, it feels right. The old jacket that was sewn long before you were born. The tie that’s as old as you are. Keeping those things alive and carrying them through the decades is humanizing. It feels like we are reaching back into time, grabbing something physical, and then bringing it forward into our world today. Do I know beyond a reasonable doubt that my loafers were worn by a man with a prosthetic leg? No. I will never know for sure. But I think they were, and that’s the story I am sticking to. It makes them unique. It gives them a backstory. It makes them special in a peculiar little way. It makes me love them more. That’s the great thing about thrifting.

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The Republic of Lebanon has had a sad history, one marred by religious hatred, conflict, and in recent years a financial catastrophe that has impoverished most of its citizens. But there was a time when the state experienced an age of great elevation, one that stands out as an example of the kind of nation Lebanon can be if it followed a similar path today. That period was the Chehab Era. Vittorio Trevitt explains. Fouad Chehab.September 2024 marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the presidency of Foaud Chehab, who rose to power following a civil war in 1958. This was precipitated by the attempt of the incumbent president Camille Chamoun to obtain a second term; a move that went against the constitution. In a tactful decision that went down well with the nation’s Muslim community, Chehab (the leader of the Lebanese Army), believed that if he used the military against the rebels it would lead to mutiny amongst Muslim soldiers and declined to do so.Chehab’s rise to the presidency took place against the backdrop of enormous upheaval in the Middle East. Although during the second half of the Twentieth Century Jordan and most of the Gulf States (Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE) maintained monarchical structures of government, a series of coups throughout the Fifties and Sixties brought to power authoritarian socialist leaders in Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Libya, while a military conflict in Yemen led to the formation of a radical left-wing state in the south of that country. Fearful that Lebanon’s turn would be next, Chamoun asked for help from the United States who subsequently sent thousands of troops to the country, although their presence was a nonactive one. At the end of the war, with the loss of thousands of lives, Chehab was elected president by the national legislature. What made Chehab different from many of his regional contemporaries was the fact that, instead of establishing a one-party state and (as dictators have often done throughout history) alter the constitution to prolong his tenure, Chehab relinquished his office after the end of his full six-year term. Quality of lifeA striking feature of Chehabism (the name given to his political movement) was the emphasis that its founder placed upon the quality of life of ordinary Lebanese. A major programme of reform and stage-supported development was rolled out that sought to tackle headlong the underlying causes of the 1958 civil war; namely the sectarian social divisions that had long been festering sores on the body politic of Lebanese society. Following the Arab-Muslim conquests of the 7th century, Christians found themselves essentially living as second-class citizens, but by the time of the conflict the situation had reversed itself to the point where Muslims found themselves at a disadvantage compared to members of the Christian community in terms of personal wealth, education and career opportunities; such as in the civil service. Adding to this disparity, uneven regional development under Chamoun meant that a rich Muslim minority and Christians were the primary beneficiaries of economic progress. The seeds of the conflict had therefore been planted long before its inevitable outbreak.The extent of these inequities were highlighted when a French research institute (IRFED) was commissioned by Chehab’s government to examine the roots of the war, and estimated that half of the nation’s people lived in poverty. This culminated in a series of measures designed to bring about a more just and prosperous Lebanon. Multiple schemes aimed at improving the quality of life in rural areas were launched, with government-operated hospitals and pharmacies set up and several villages provided with basic services like electricity and drinking water. Agricultural cooperatives were encouraged and a Green Plan was promulgated under which many farmers were supported by land reclamation. Efforts were made to enforce health and safety requirements in the workplace while a law aimed at stimulating the supply of affordable homes was enacted. During Chehab’s second year as president, an Office of Social Development was founded that improved the provision of social aid for vulnerable and elderly citizens. This was followed in 1963 by a landmark National Social Security Fund designed to provide workers and their families with a range of benefits such as health and workplace accident insurance and maternity support. The economy flourished, while workers received a larger slice of the economic pie, with the buying power of average earnings going up and the percentage of the nation’s gross national product accruing to labour outstripping that held by capital by 1964.  EducationApart from poverty alleviation, the hand of reform would reach out to other aspects of Lebanese life. Many educational initiatives were carried out during the Chehab Era, including the establishment of free primary schooling and new facilities, the encouragement of teacher training and vocational education, a new law school, and grants for overseas study. Joint bank accounts were enabled by law, May Day became a public holiday, and an array of new rights for women came into being, amongst which included local political representation, choice of citizenship, and equal inheritance for non-Muslims. A package of measures was introduced that sought to provide a 50-50 share for Muslims and Christians in the civil service, along with new universities and opportunities for state employment that benefitedShia Muslims. Chehab’s pragmatism towards religious community relations was additionally demonstrated in the international sphere, where he endeavoured to build bridges with both Arab and Western nations rather than favour one side over the other.However, the tangible progress attained under Chehab, which continued to some extent under his successor Charles Helou, was not sustained, while the strong economic growth Lebanon experienced during their presidencies proved to be a two-edged sword. While developmental initiatives undoubtedly helped many people, big commercial farms replaced smaller ones and precipitated the exodus of peasants into squalid urban areas, while income distribution remained deeply unequal. Despite real wage gains, low pay and inflationary pressures fuelled multiple strikes. Although leading government figures expressed sympathy for their grievances and presided over an improved minimum wage, Chehabist administrations at the same time made use of legislative powers to dismiss striking workers and passed legislation curbing the ability of workers to do so. Additionally, the treatment of Palestinian refugees during the Chehab Era proved to be a black spot on that period.  SecuritySeen as a threat to national stability owing to growing levels of armed and political activity amongst Palestinians, their lives were effectively controlled and monitored by the security services, with imprisonment, deprivation, restrictions on movement and even murder amongst the horrors experienced by refugees. Despite Chehab’s concern for the poor and commitment to social justice, the approach taken towards Palestinian refugees during his tenure was one of moral bankruptcy.In spite of these moral and economic failings, the Chehab Era had many good points and important lessons that Lebanon’s political leaders would be wise to learn from. In his utilisation of the state as an instigator of social betterment, religious equality and economic expansion, Chehab left Lebanon a better country than how he found it, while showing what expanded government can do when used for public beneficence and not self-enrichment. In a nation wracked by financial hardship and sectarian tension, the more positive aspects of Chehabism serve not only as lessons from history, but as signposts for what Lebanon could potentially become. The site has been offering a wide variety of high-quality, free history content for over 12 years. If you’d like to say ‘thank you’ and help us with site running costs, please consider donating here.

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Soft, buttery, and slightly sweet, these Homemade Brioche Buns are made with yeast for a light, fluffy texture that are perfect for hamburgers, sandwiches and more! FRESH BRIOCHE BUN RECIPE Making Homemade Brioche Buns from scratch is easier than you may think. Don’t let the yeast turn you off from giving this recipe a try – my goal is to make this much less intimidating than you may think. These buttery buns will quickly become a staple in your house once you realize they can be used with so many amazing recipes. I think they’re incredible when used to serve with hamburgers. They’ll take your regular burgers over the top and they’ve become my go-to bun when making Homemade Steakburgers. You can use them for the best sandwiches too! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:  What is Brioche? Brioche is an enriched bread that contains eggs and butter. The high fat content makes a rich, and buttery bread with a slight yellow interior and deep golden exterior. It will look different and taste different than traditional Homemade Dinner Rolls. Where do you find powdered milk in the store? Milk powder can typically be found in the baking aisle of the grocery store. You may also find it by the flavored milk powders, like where you’d find Nesquik powders. If I don’t have a stand mixer, can I just make this by hand? Using a stand mixer is truly the best tool for these buns. Brioche requires a long period of kneading, which is best done in a mixer rather than by hand. The butter coats the protein strands in the dough, hindering the strands from forming the strong gluten bonds required for making bread. Long kneading ensures adequate gluten formation, resulting in a good rise and a soft and tender crumb.If absolutely needed, I suppose you could stir or knead the dough by hand. Just be patient and be gentle on your wrist and hands because it does take time. When working with this dough, I’d suggest adding a little extra flour on the work surface so the dough doesn’t stick. Any tips for getting the dough to rise nicely? Brioche can be slow to rise, for best results provide the dough a good environment to rise in. I like to use a cold oven as a proofing oven. Place the shelves on the lowest level and the middle level. Place a shallow baking pan on the lower level of the oven filled with 3 cups of boiling water and place the covered bowl with the dough on the top shelf. This provides a moist warm environment the dough loves to rise in. If the room is cool where the dough will be rising, this can increase rise times. Can I make this dough in advance? Sure. Here’s what I’d do to have the dough ready to bake later in the day. Prepare the dough through step 5, do not allow the dough to rise for 90 minutes. Cover and refrigerate overnight or 6-8 hours. Remove dough from the refrigerator and allow it to warm at room temperature for 90 minutes, then continue with step 6. What’s the best way to store these buns? Buns can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container or bag for up to 4 days. INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE) all-purpose flour- Use unbleached all-purpose flour for best results.  Bleached flour can inhibit yeast development, preventing the bread from rising. It is best to weigh flour using a kitchen scale or the scoop method.  Stir the flour to loosen. Using a spoon, scoop flour into a measuring cup overfilling slightly, careful not to pack the flour. Level the top of the cup with a straight edge of a butter knife to remove the excess flour. You can not use self-rising flour as it already has a leavening agent in it and it would interfere with the yeast in this recipe. dry milk powder- Milk powder adds protein or strength to the dough, allowing for a better rise in brioche’s rich and heavy dough. Milk powder can be omitted if you do not have any on hand, or the ½ cup of water can be substituted for a ½ cup of whole milk. water- Make sure water is warm enough to activate the yeast, 100-110 degrees.  If the water is too hot it can kill the yeast, preventing the dough from rising, if water is too cool the yeast may not activate also resulting in no rise. sugar– Sugar adds a slight sweetness to the bread and gives the bread a deep golden color.  Sugar also gives the yeast something to feed on, ensuring good yeast development and rise. yeast– Yeast gives bread rise, active dry or instant yeast can be used in this recipe.  Make sure the yeast has a good use-by date, ensuring an active yeast with good rise. salt– Salt brings out the flavors in the bread and helps in controlling the rise in the dough. eggs– Eggs add richness and protein to the dough, providing structure to the dough that can be hindered by the amount of butter the dough contains. butter- Butter needs to be very soft to mix easily into the dough, if the butter is too firm it will not incorporate into the dough. If you didn’t set out your butter earlier, don’t fret, just use these Tips to Soften Butter Quickly. If using salted butter, reduce the amount of salt to 1 teaspoon. egg wash- This is just a mix of egg and water. An egg wash right before baking gives the buns a shiny, glossy appearance. HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE BRIOCHE BUNS Activate the yeast. In a small bowl or measuring cup, add the warm water, 1 Tablespoon of sugar and yeast, stir to combine. Allow to set 4-5 minutes until foamy. In the bowl of a stand mixer add flour, milk powder, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and the salt, stir with a whisk until thoroughly combined. Add the eggs and yeast mixture, mix on low until a shaggy dough forms, and some streaks of flour may remain, 1-2 minutes. Increase speed to medium-low, add 1 Tablespoon of butter at a time, allowing 30-60 seconds between each addition. Once the butter is incorporated, continue to knead dough for 15 minutes, or until a soft smooth dough forms, scrap down the bowl and hook 2-3 times during kneading. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, knead by hand for about a minute to form a ball, place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat with oil.  Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size, 1 hour 30 minutes. Prepare a large baking sheet, spray with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. To form the buns, punch down the dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Form the dough into roughly a 6-inch log, cut the log into 6 equally sized pieces. Cut into 8 pieces for 8 medium-sized buns.  Shape pieces into a ball shape. Place the ball on the counter, gently cup your hand over the ball, move your hand in a circular motion until a smooth taut ball is formed. Place balls on the prepared baking sheet 3 inches apart, gently press the dough with your hand to flatten. Cover and rise for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 375 F degrees for 20 minutes before buns are ready to bake. Prepare egg wash, in a small bowl, whisk together egg and 1 Tablespoon of water. Brush buns with egg wash, bake on the middle oven rack for 16-18 minutes or until done and buns are dark golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven, carefully remove buns from the baking sheet and place them on a baking rack to cool for an hour. Using a serrated knife, cut horizontally through the center of the bun, serve.  Recipe makes 6 large buns, 8 medium-sized buns, or 12 slider buns. CRAVING MORE RECIPES?  Homemade Dinner Rolls Butter Swim Biscuits Pizza Hut Breadsticks Little Caesar’s Crazy Bread Cheesy Garlic Bread Buttermilk Biscuits Yeast Roll Biscuits 7Up Biscuits 2 Ingredient Biscuits Butter Swim Yeast Rolls Homemade White Bread Hot Cross Buns Homemade Whipped Butter Apple Cinnamon Buns Homemade Sticky Buns Print Homemade Brioche Buns Golden brown, buttery, soft, buns made from scratch that are perfect for hamburgers, sandwiches and more! Course BreadsCuisine American Prep Time 20 minutes minutesCook Time 16 minutes minutesRise Time 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutesTotal Time 3 hours hours 6 minutes minutes Servings 6 Calories 446kcal Author Brandie @ The Country Cook Ingredients½ cup warm water3 Tablespoons granulated sugar (divided use)1 packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour¼ cup dry milk powder1 ½ teaspoons salt3 room temperature eggs, whisked8 Tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperatureFor the egg wash:1 large egg 1 Tablespoon water InstructionsActivate the yeast. In a small bowl or measuring cup, add ½ cup warm water, 1 Tablespoon sugar and 1 packet active dry yeast, stir to combine. Allow to sit 4-5 minutes until foamy. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl if you don't have a stand mixer) add 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, 2 Tablespoons sugar, ¼ cup dry milk powder and 1 ½ teaspoons salt, stir with a whisk until thoroughly combined. Add 3 room temperature eggs, whisked and yeast mixture, mix on low (with your stand mixer or electric hand mixer or by hand) until a shaggy dough forms, and some streaks of flour may remain, about 1-2 minutes. Increase speed to medium-low, add 1 Tablespoon butter at a time, allowing 30-60 seconds between each addition. Once the butter is fully incorporated, continue to knead dough for about 15 minutes (with the dough hook attachment if using a stand mixer or by hand), or until a soft smooth dough forms. If using a stand mixer, be sure to scrape down the bowl and hook 2-3 times during kneading. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, knead by hand for about a minute to form a ball, place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat with oil. Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size (usually about 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on how warm or cool your kitchen is.) Prepare a large baking sheet, spray with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.To form the buns, punch down the dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Form the dough into roughly a 6-inch log, cut the log into 6 equally sized pieces. Cut into 8 pieces for 8 medium-sized buns. Shape pieces into a ball shape. Place the ball on the counter, gently cup your hand over the ball, move your hand in a circular motion until a smooth taut ball is formed. Place balls on the prepared baking sheet 3 inches apart, gently press the dough with your hand to flatten. Cover and rise for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 375F degrees for 20 minutes before buns are ready to bake. Prepare egg wash, in a small bowl, whisk together 1 large egg and 1 Tablespoon water until fully combined. Brush buns with egg wash, bake on the middle oven rack for 16-18 minutes or until done and buns are deep golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven, carefully remove buns from the baking sheet and place them on a baking rack to cool for an hour.Using a serrated knife, cut horizontally through the center of the bun and serve. Recipe makes 6 large buns, 8 medium-sized buns, or 12 slider buns. Notes Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions. This recipe makes 6 large buns, 8 medium-sized buns, or 12 slider buns. NutritionCalories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 19g | Sodium: 628mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g

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