Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies


Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
These brioche pies look like muffins with their "mushroom" tops. They are filled with quartered apples and a little blackcurrant jelly.
55 K 3.9/5 (8 reviews)
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Last modified on: September 10th 2018
For 10 pieces, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Resting: 1 hour 50 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 2 hours 55 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Weigh out the brioche dough into 2 oz (50 g) lumps.

Stage 2 - 20 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Roll the dough into balls and arrange on a baking sheet. Cover with a plastic sheet and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Meanwhile, peel 3 apples, cut into quarters and remove the core.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Roll out a ball of dough into a circle. Place an apple quarter in the centre and top with a little blackcurrant jelly.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Fold up the pie around the filling, then reshape into a ball with the seam underneath.

Stage 6 - 20 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Sit the pie in a mould or tin, still with the seam underneath.

Make all the pies like this.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Glaze the top of each pie.

Stage 8 - 1 hour 30 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Leave to rest in a warm place for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 9 - 30 min.
Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Remarks
You can use other fruit instead of the apples, as long as they are not too juicy, but the combination of apple and blackcurrant works really well.
Keeping: Several days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe530 RDI=200 %2,660 RDI=250 %1,200 RDI=180 %2,590 RDI=130 %10,850 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g50 RDI=20 %230 RDI=20 %100 RDI=20 %220 RDI=10 %940 RDI: 10 %
Per piece50 RDI=20 %270 RDI=30 %120 RDI=20 %260 RDI=10 %1,090 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, egg, Gluten, leaven
How much will it cost?
  • For 10 pieces : 3.15 €
  • Per piece : 0.35 €

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