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.
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Last modified on: November 22th 2015
Keywords for this recipe:ViennoiseriesBriochePistachioApricotFor 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
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 8 min. | 10 min. | 18 min. |
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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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,731 Kcal or 7,247 Kj | 130 gr | 483 gr | 305 gr |
| 87 % | 50 % | 46 % | 46 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 110 Kcal or 461 Kj | 8 gr | 31 gr | 19 gr |
| 6 % | 3 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 72 Kcal or 301 Kj | 5 gr | 20 gr | 13 gr |
| 4 % | 2 % | 2 % | 2 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Brioche dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Agen prune cake, Brioche royale, Galette de Fougerolles, St Tropez tart, Flaky chocolate brioche, ... All |
 | Dried apricots: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Pecan fruit rolls , Moist cereal bars, Frozen Nougat, 3-fruit brioche loaf, ... All |
 | Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate Truffles, How to peel pistachios, Pistachio cake, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, ... All |
 | Pistachio powder or paste: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio cake, Pistachio ice cream, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Pistachio madeleines, Pistachio cream, ... All |
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