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Name: Mini apricot and pistachio brioches
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 24 pieces
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 250 g dried apricots; 200 g pistachios; 1 kg Brioche dough; 100 g Pistachio powder or paste; 20 g beaten egg

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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 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

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Stage 1

4 min.

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Cut 250 g dried apricots into medium-sized chunks.

Stage 2

10 min.

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

Stage 3

3 min.

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

Stage 4

1 min.

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Add the apricots and pistachios.

Stage 5

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Knead for a few more minutes to mix well.

Cover the dough with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.

Stage 6

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

Stage 7

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

Stage 8

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

Stage 9

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Glaze the tops of the brioches.

Stage 10

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

Stage 11

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Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

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

Stage 12

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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

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

How much will it cost?

For 24 pieces : 8.52 €
Per piece : 0.36 €

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Home made.

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