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Nantes Tourton

The "tourton Nantais" is a sweet loaf from Nantes, somewhere between bread and brioche, but without egg and only a small amount of butter.

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Last modified on: September 12^th 2018

Keywords for this recipe:Viennoiseries Brioche Sweet bread Nantes city

For 1 loaf, you will need:

1 400 g flour
2 15 g yeast
3 7 g salt
4 50 g fermented viennoiserie dough (optional)
5 310 ml milk
6 10 g Vanilla sugar
7 50 g caster sugar
8 50 g butter
9 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 912 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put into a food-processor bowl: 400 g flour, 15 g yeast, 7 g salt, 50 g fermented viennoiserie dough and 310 ml milk (cold).

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Knead on slow speed for 10 minutes.

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

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Stop kneading to add 10 g Vanilla sugar, 50 g caster sugar and 50 g butter.

Knead again, still on slow speed, until the butter and sugar are completely mixed un.

Stage 4 - 1 hour

Gather the dough (it is quite normal for this to be very sticky) into a ball and transfer to a clean bowl. Cover with a sheet of plastic. Leave to rest for 1 hour.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

After resting, "break" the dough (similar to knocking back with a firmer dough) by stretching it upwards and letting it fall back sharply into the bowl. Do this 2 or 3 times.

Stage 6 - 4 hours

Gather the dough into a ball again, cover with plastic film and leave in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

The dough will be easier to handle when it is really cold. Tip it onto a floured work surface and press it flat, then shape into a loaf: round, long (like this one), or whatever you prefer.

Place the loaf on a baking sheet.

Stage 8 - 1 hour 30 min.

Glaze and leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Preheat the oven to 370°F (190°C).

Glaze the loaf again.

Stage 10 - 40 min.

Slash the top in a criss-cross pattern (French bakers call this a "polka" cut).

Stage 11

Bake for about 40 minutes.

Stage 12

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

You can make a richer tourton by adding chocolate chips or raisins.

Keeping

A few days in a cloth bag; freezes well.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,427 Kcal or 10,161 Kj	64 gr	397 gr	69 gr
121 %	24 %	37 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
266 Kcal or 1,114 Kj	7 gr	44 gr	8 gr
13 %	3 %	4 %	1 %

Per loaf
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,427 Kcal or 10,161 Kj	64 gr	397 gr	69 gr
121 %	24 %	37 %	10 %

% 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 1 loaf : 2.00 €

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Note : These prices are only approximate.

Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Franche-Comté sticks, Oat shortbread biscuits, Fish fillet with preserved lemons, Chocolate cake, Grandma Solange's biscuits, ... All
	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Ciabatta, Chocolate tart, Bechamel sauce, Pretzels, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach and verbena feuilleté, Lemon tart, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Praline, Melon with port sorbet, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roasted cauliflower, Steamed leeks with morel sabayon, How to prepare cockles, Lobster Thermidor, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All

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