One part of Agave nectar whisked with two parts of non-diary milk. If you are unsure what a vegan egg wash is, then here is my version that I use for sweet (non-savory) recipes. If I were to try this version in the future, I would replace butter with vegan butter, milk with any non-diary milk, and brush the risen roll with a vegan egg wash. Honestly, I have not tried preparing a Vegan Vienna Bread. Moreover, Brioche has an open crumb structure, similar to a honeycomb that you see in a croissant.Īlso, do not confuse the name of the bread with Viennese Bread, which essentially is a cream cheese Danish pastry. Brioche is a popular french bread that uses a similar set of ingredients as that of Vienna Bread, but the butter to flour ratio is significantly high making a Brioche similar to a pastry or a cake. I get a lot of questions asking me if Vienna Bread is similar to Brioche.

As a result, Vienna Bread ends up being very soft on the inside, despite having relatively tight crumbs. The addition of fat in the form of milk and butter helps to tenderize the dough and also results in a shortening of gluten strands. When preparing Vienna Bread, we add sugar to the dough that helps the crust brown faster. This bread is inspired by one of my favorite chefs of the real deal cooking channel. You can check more details on this bread here. Vienna bread is also known as Pain Viennois. Its hard not to eat these beauties as soon as they come out of the oven. My family loves toasted Vienna Bread with a spread of soft room temperature butter, and it gets over in no time. You can even serve Vienna Bread as a side with soup or toasted with pasta. You can make delicious toasts, french toasts, grilled cheese sandwiches, or other sandwiches with your favorite filling. How do your serve Vienna Bread rolls or Bread loaves? It is softer than traditional European baguettes (i.e., Italian baguettes and French baguettes), and has a fine texture with tight crumbs and has a sweet taste. Vienna Bread can be made in the shape of rolls or baguettes. What does Vienna Bread or Pain Viennois or Austrian bread rolls taste like ?

I last updated this recipe in April 2016, and since then, this recipe has garnered more than a million page views and is one of the most popular recipes on my blog. Vienna Bread or Pain Viennois is an absolutely delicious and irresistible Austrian bread that one must definitely not miss try.

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