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Mouna

Mouna is a delicious citrus-flavoured brioche from the Oran region of Algeria.

It origins are much disputed, but it was no doubt inspired by a brioche brought over by Spanish immigrants from the Valencia region: the "Mona de Pascua".

However, it is also amusing to remember that the citizens of Oran used to enjoy their Sunday picnics, with brioche as the dessert, near to Fort Lamoune, so...

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Last modified on: May 22^th 2019

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For 2 Mounas, you will need:

1 200 g butter
2 500 g flour
3 100 g egg ( How to... )
4 125 g milk
5 25 g orange flower water
6 10 g fine (or table) salt
7 12 g yeast
8 150 g leaven (optional)
9 100 g caster sugar
10 1 orange
11 1 lemon
12 20 g beaten egg
13 30 g Pearl sugar
Total weight: 1,552 grams

Change these quantities to make: 1 Mouna 2 Mounas 4 Mounas 6 Mounas

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
3 hours 41 min.	14 hours	50 min.	18 hours 31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Melt 200 g butter in a small pan on low heat, or in the microwave.

Leave to cool to room temperature.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: 500 g flour, 100 g egg, 125 g milk (really cold), 25 g orange flower water, 10 g fine (or table) salt, 12 g yeast, 150 g leaven and 100 g caster sugar.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Knead together for 7 minutes on minimum speed, then 7 more minutes on the next speed up.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Go back to the slowest speed, then gradually trickle in the butter.

Stage 5

Knead until the butter is completely mixed in.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Finish by grating the zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon into the mixture and knead for a further 2 minutes to mix in.

Stage 7 - 2 hours

Gather the dough into a ball and transfer to a large, clean bowl. Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest at room temperature for 2 hours.

Stage 8 - 12 hours

Divide the dough into lumps of about 800 g and shape into balls.

Sit these on a baking sheet, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest in the fridge overnight.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Next day, reshape each ball and put into a tall non-stick tin or mould. Cover with a plastic sheet.

Stage 10 - 3 hours

Leave to rise in a warm place for 3 hours.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

After this, preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Glaze the top of the brioche using a brush.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Cut a cross into the top with scissors.

Stage 13 - 2 min.

Then scatter pearl sugar granules over.

Stage 14 - 45 min.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 15

Turn out while hot and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

If you don't have leaven, use soured dough, if possible.

Keeping

Several days in a cloth bag.

Source

Loosely based on a recipe by Thomas Marie, award-winning French baker..

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,304 Kcal or 18,020 Kj	83 gr	602 gr	195 gr
215 %	32 %	57 %	30 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
277 Kcal or 1,160 Kj	5 gr	39 gr	13 gr
14 %	2 %	4 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,152 Kcal or 9,010 Kj	42 gr	301 gr	97 gr
108 %	16 %	28 %	15 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 2 Mounas : 4.59 €
Per Mouna : 2.30 €

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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)

	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hazelnut and orange cake, Galette Charentaise, Moist chocolate cake, Chestnut cake, Nonettes, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, French Family Cake, Tarte Normande, Chocolate sauce, ... All
	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Liège waffles, Crackers, Bonnevaux apple tart, Pesto crackers, Profiteroles, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fresh mint ice-cream, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Breton apple and rhubarb tart , Apple custard tart, Paris flan filling, ... All

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