How to heat the Brioche from the day before and unfortunately already stale? As easy as drinking a glass of water, or rather, milk.
If you have any leftovers Brioche in fact, don’t throw them away: I’ll tell you here a little trick with which you can make them more fragrant than ever. This is a ruse as simple as it is effective which will amaze you and which is worth using, in particular in the case of empty croissants or ones filled with jam or creams that do not contain fresh creams or cream, which can sour and therefore should be consumed in spades. A trick that actually works even with croissants placed in the freezer and defrosted.
The secret of this technique is bath in milk: this ingredient will superficially rehydrate your brioches. Do this: pour a glass of milk into a bowl. Quickly dip your stale brioches one at a time, taking care to wet them all over the surface. Drain them, then place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake at 150°C for 4-5 minutes: the result will be one soft brioche again inside and fragrant on the outside. You can also replicate this trick with other types of milk: soy, rice, oats.
How to reheat the brioche from the day before?
In the microwave: pay attention to the power
If, however, you simply want to reheat the brioche from the day before, the super-fast solution is the minimum temperature, in the microwave. Example: 400W per no more than 20 seconds: the butter or vegetable fats abundantly contained in the brioche will melt again, returning it to its ancient fragrance. If you exaggerate with the power, on the contrary, the brioche will dehydrate even more, becoming very stringy and, at that point, not very pleasant.
In the pan
When you reheat your stale brioches in a pan, place them on a low heat and cover. After a few minutes, turn them over, raise the heat and moisten the bottom of the pan with them a few drops of water. Close the lid, wait a few seconds and turn off: they will be soft and rehydrated again.
In the toaster
Another effective method is to cut the brioche in two lengthwise and heat the two halves in the toaster for a few moments and then fill them.
With the egg
Another method similar to brushing the brioches with a beaten egg and baking them: this will brown them and make them crispier on the outside. However, be careful when regulating the temperature: do not go above 150°C or they will darken too much.
Ideas for fillings
If they are empty, fill them with a plain one chocolate cream express obtained by melting chocolate with milk in the microwave at maximum power (75 g for 2 teaspoons of milk). You will have a delicious spreadable cream ready in 1 minute which you can also add with chopped hazelnuts or pistachios and spread on your regenerated brioche.
Savory version? Avocado toast version. A few slices of avocado, smoked salmon and spreadable cheese or raw ham, flakes of Parmesan and spinach seasoned with a few drops of oil and soy sauce.