🥖 The Mini Marvel Brioche: Breadmaker Bliss in Compact Form

John Nickolls
Jun 3
3 min read

Updated: Jun 4

By John Nickolls | Posted on johnsdrones.net | Category: Bread & Brilliance

Introduction:

Let’s face it—some of life’s best things are small. Mini Coopers. Mini Discs. Miniature schnapps bottles you find rolling around the campervan. And now? The Mini Brioche, made with love and tech in your trusty Panasonic SD-PN100KXC Mini Breadmaker.

As someone whose kitchen is currently outnumbered by gadgets, drones, and one very nosey bearded dragon, I’ve fine-tuned this recipe to give maximum buttery fluff with minimum faff. Let’s bake.

🍞 The Star of the Show:

Mini Breadmaker Brioche

Golden, sweet, pillowy soft—and small enough to fit in a camper cupboard next to your Cadac BBQ tongs and air fryer chips.

🧾 Ingredients:

Serves 1–2 if you’re civilised, or 1 John after a long walk on Cannock Chase.

Ingredient	Amount	Why It’s Here
Strong white bread flour	170g	Because gluten is your friend here.
Whole milk (lukewarm)	45ml	Like a warm hug, but dairy.
Unsalted butter (softened)	50g	Fat = flavour. Fight me.
Medium egg (beaten)	1	Just the one. We’re going mini, remember?
Caster sugar	30g	For that delicate sweetness, like a flirty croissant.
Salt	¼ tsp	Not optional. It brings balance to the Force.
Dried yeast (fast-acting)	¾ tsp	Like rocket fuel for your loaf.
Vanilla essence	½ tsp (optional)	Fancy French vibes. Go on, treat yourself.

🔧 Instructions:

Channel your inner Mary Berry meets James Dyson.

Layer up!Pour in the warm milk, beaten egg, and optional vanilla.
Dry pile on topAdd the flour, followed by the butter (in two smug little blobs), sugar, and salt (separate corners – they’re not mates yet).
Yeast tipMake a shallow crater in the flour and pop the yeast in. Keep it dry until things kick off.
Hit the buttonSlot the pan into your Panasonic Mini, select Menu Option 6, choose a light or medium crust, and press start like you’re launching a drone mission.
Walk away in styleAdmire the soft whirring sound, maybe play some Depeche Mode, or tinker with your DJI Neo while the magic happens.

🔌 Powering the Bake:

Let’s get nerdy for a second. Running your mini breadmaker for 2 hours uses approx. 0.6 kWh. At the UK average of £0.30/kWh, that’s a whopping:

💸 18p per loaf

That’s cheaper than a Freddo and roughly 2p per slice, assuming you don’t just rip into it whole like a famished Roman gladiator (Montius Maximus, perhaps?).

🍴 Serving Suggestions:

With fresh butter – obvious, glorious.
Toasted with jam – especially if it’s one of your own mad chutney experiments.
As French toast – next level indulgence. Dip. Fry. Devour.
On the move in Vanilla – slice, wrap, eat while parked up near Port Isaac like a smug Brit in a coastal romcom.

🧠 Pro Tips:

Let it cool before slicing… unless you enjoy fluffy carnage and molten butter injuries.
Add-ins? Go wild: choc chips (20g), orange zest, even cinnamon swirls if you’re feeling festive.
Stale? NEVER! But if it does, cube it up and turn it into bread and butter pudding. Fanciest leftovers ever.

🥳 The Verdict:

You don’t need a Parisian boulangerie, a wood-fired oven, or a GCSE in patisserie. You just need a Panasonic Mini, a few humble ingredients, and the bravery to press Menu Option 6 like a true bread hero.

This little brioche beauty is a game changer – whether you’re home in Milford, parked up in your T6.1 named Vanilla, or halfway through editing drone footage of the Cornish coast. It’s the taste of comfort, luxury, and smug satisfaction… all for under 20p.