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Mini apricot and pistachio brioches

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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 22^th 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

Change those ingredients for: 8 pieces 12 pieces 24 pieces 48 pieces 72 pieces

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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

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Stage 1 - 4 min.

Cut 250 g dried apricots into medium-sized chunks.

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Stage 2 - 10 min.

Dry roast 200 g pistachios for 10 minutes in the oven at 300°F (150°C).

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Stage 3 - 3 min.

Tip 100 g Pistachio powder or paste into 1 kg Brioche dough and knead until thoroughly mixed.

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Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add the apricots and pistachios.

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Stage 5

Knead for a few more minutes to mix well.

Cover the dough with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.

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Stage 6

Next day, tip the dough onto a floured worktop and weigh the dough out into 50 g lumps.

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Stage 7

Roll the lumps of dough into balls, arrange on a baking sheet, cover with a plastic sheet and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

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Stage 8

After this time, remove the dough from the fridge and reshape the balls, then put them into small brioche moulds or tins.

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Stage 9

Glaze the tops of the brioches.

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Stage 10

Leave the brioches in a warm place for 2 hours to rise.

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Stage 11

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Glaze the tops of the brioches again before putting in the oven.

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Stage 12

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

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
5,031 Kcal or 21,064 Kj	127 gr	443 gr	305 gr
252 %	49 %	42 %	46 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
320 Kcal or 1,340 Kj	8 gr	28 gr	19 gr
16 %	3 %	3 %	3 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
210 Kcal or 879 Kj	5 gr	18 gr	13 gr
10 %	2 %	2 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

• For 24 pieces : 8.52 €
• Per piece : 0.36 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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	Pistachio powder or paste: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio confectioner's custard, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Pistachio ice cream, ... All

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