never-opened (I'm surprised to admit) little Julia Child paperback...The French Chef Cookbook. there is one recipe there that uses 2 c. flour to 1 1/2 sticks butter and 3 eggs. this is the only compendium I have of her recipes.

OH, now I don't know which I'm going to try next. Good thing I have lots of butter on hand. Maybe I'll do several.

And as you do Joe, I'll be using my KA again. I have only a lowly Cuisinart as well. My KA is only a 300 watter. I specifically bought the smaller one since I cook primarily for 2 people and in smaller volumes. It got through the process last time I made the brioche; I think I was surprised as his dough is very stiff.

Thank you for your help. I'll report back. I think I also want to do a little investigating into why Lenotre uses sooooo much butter. It isn't a typo as he breaks his recipes down into 2 or 3 sizes and the proportion is still the same.