This site uses only a few technical cookies necessary for its operation. By continuing to browse, you accept their use.
To find out more...
To find out more...
Mini apricot and pistachio brioches
These mini brioches are made with dried apricots and have double pistachio flavour: in the dough itself, which is tinged green, and with dry-roasted pistachios added whole.
74 K 4.1/5 (21 reviews)
20 min.
Easy
7.45 €
24 pieces
5 IngredientsLast modified on: November 22th 2015
For 24 pieces, you will need:
- 1
250 g dried apricots - 2
200 g pistachios - 3
1 kg brioche dough - 4
100 g pistachio powder or paste - 5
20 g beaten egg - Total weight: 1,570 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 8 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 20 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 4 min.
Cut 250 g dried apricots into medium-sized chunks.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Dry roast 200 g pistachios for 10 minutes in the oven at 300°F (150°C).
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Tip 100 g pistachio powder or paste into 1 kg brioche dough and knead until thoroughly mixed.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Add the apricots and pistachios.
Stage 5
Knead for a few more minutes to mix well.
Cover the dough with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.
Cover the dough with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.
Stage 6
Next day, tip the dough onto a floured worktop and weigh the dough out into 50 g lumps.
Stage 7
Roll the lumps of dough into balls, arrange on a baking sheet, cover with a plastic sheet and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Stage 8
After this time, remove the dough from the fridge and reshape the balls, then put them into small brioche moulds or tins.
Stage 9
Glaze the tops of the brioches.
Stage 10
Leave the brioches in a warm place for 2 hours to rise.
Stage 11
Stage 12
Remarks
If these brioches are for adults, you can soak the cut apricots in a little rum or brandy.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 1,110 RDI=430 % | 5,270 RDI=500 % | 2,510 RDI=380 % | 5,880 RDI=290 % | 24,620 RDI: 290 % |
| Per 100 g | 70 RDI=30 % | 340 RDI=30 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 370 RDI=20 % | 1,570 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 50 RDI=20 % | 220 RDI=20 % | 100 RDI=20 % | 250 RDI=10 % | 1,030 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 24 pieces : 7.55 €
- Per piece : 0.35 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Brioche dough
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pains briochés aux raisins, Galette de Fougerolles, Brioche Tatin, Agen prune cake, Brioche galette, ... See them all 13
Dried apricots
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, 3-fruit brioche loaf, Pecan fruit rolls , Moist cereal bars, Frozen nougat, ... See them all 7
Pistachios
Like these other recipes: Moist cereal bars, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, How to peel pistachios, Frozen nougat, Pistachio powder or paste, ... See them all 18
Pistachio powder or paste
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio ice cream, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Pistachio tiramisu, Pistachio madeleines, Pistachio cream, ... See them all 12
Other recipes you may also like
Chocolate sauce
This rich smooth chocolate sauce, with its full flavour, is one of the indispensable ingredients of profiteroles, but it can be used with many others desserts. February 21th 2011325 K 24 35 min.
Tartiflette
A personal version of a classic recipe from Savoy. September 16th 2019633 K 14.6 1 hour 30 min.
Coconut paste
Similar to marzipan or walnut paste, coconut paste can be used in a variety of cake or sweet recipes, but you can enjoy munching it just as it is. October 13th 2010310 K 14.2 15 min.
Pizza dough
Pizza dough is a lind of bread dough with olive oil, which make it softer. July 14th 2025525 K4.6 12 hours 60 min.
Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard
Cold grapefruit quarters with slices of hot caramelized pineapple, lime custard (crème anglaise) and citrus crunch. December 20th 2010273 K4.5 2 hours 5 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-02-22)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.