Mont d'or in brioche
For this delicious winter Comtoise recipe, we enclose a layer of grilled onions, diced Morteau sausage, sautéed potatoes and a Mont d'or in a brioche pastry.
The whole thing, rather like a large pie, is baked in the oven, before being slit open to enjoy the melted Mont d'or that has deliciously dripped onto the layers below.
The whole thing, rather like a large pie, is baked in the oven, before being slit open to enjoy the melted Mont d'or that has deliciously dripped onto the layers below.
26 K 5/5 (2 reviews)
3 hours 40 min.
Average
4 people
11 IngredientsLast modified on: February 18th 2024
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
4 onions - 2
50 g butter - 3
100 ml Jura white wine - 4
3 cookeds potatoes - 5
4 tablespoons oil - 6
½ cooked Morteau sausage - 7
500 g Mont d'or cheese - 8
500 g Savoury brioche dough - 9
20 g beaten egg - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 2,360 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 1 hour 50 min.
All in all: 3 hours 40 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
In a frying pan over medium heat, pour in 50 g butter and when it's melted, barely brown, add the sliced onions.
Stage 3
Season generously with salt and stir well until the onions are flaky.
Cover, lower the heat and cook gently, stirring occasionally...
Cover, lower the heat and cook gently, stirring occasionally...
Stage 4 - 30 min.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Discover, then pour 100 ml Jura white wine.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Stir again until all the wine has evaporated.
Turn off the heat, your caramelized onions are ready, remove to a plate.
Turn off the heat, your caramelized onions are ready, remove to a plate.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Fried potatoes
Dice 3 cookeds potatoes.Stage 8 - 5 min.
Pour 4 tablespoons oil into the same pan over high heat, without washing it, and when hot, add the diced potatoes.
Stage 9 - 30 min.
Toast them to your liking, without stirring them too much (you'll end up with a toasted purée), and season with salt at the end of cooking.
Remove to a plate.
Remove to a plate.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
The mont d'or
Remove the 500 g Mont d'or cheese crust, then set aside.I'm using cut cheese here, but it would be just as good, if not better, with a small whole mont d'or.
Note: If you're having trouble because the cheese is very soft, see this tip.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Assembly
Spread 500 g Savoury brioche dough over about 1/2 cm.Stage 13 - 3 min.
Place a 20 cm (8") diameter dessert ring on a sheet of baking paper, which in turn is placed on a baking sheet.
Place the rolled-out dough in the ring, pressing well on the edges and bottoms to distribute it evenly.
Place the rolled-out dough in the ring, pressing well on the edges and bottoms to distribute it evenly.
Stage 14 - 3 min.
Spread the caramelized onions evenly over the bottom, smoothing with the back of a tablespoon.
Stage 15 - 2 min.
Add the sausage pieces.
Stage 16 - 2 min.
Then the potatoes.
Stage 17 - 2 min.
And finally the Mont d'or.
Stage 18 - 2 min.
Fold the dough from the edges towards the center.
Cut out with scissors, and remove the excess, leaving a large opening at the top.
Cut out with scissors, and remove the excess, leaving a large opening at the top.
Stage 19 - 5 min.
Roll out the scraps into a disk slightly smaller than the diameter of the 20 cm (8") entremets circle.
Poke a 1 or 2 cm hole in the center (I used a pocket tip here, but anything else will do).
Poke a 1 or 2 cm hole in the center (I used a pocket tip here, but anything else will do).
Stage 20 - 2 min.
Place the disc on top and pull a little on the edges to adjust the diameter.
Stage 22 - 1 hour
...then put to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
Stage 23 - 40 min.
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F), then bake for approximately 30-40 minutes.
Stage 24
Remove the circle, place in a dish and serve immediately.
Stage 25
Cut the crust in front of your guests to enjoy the delicious sight of the melted Mont d'or drizzling over the potatoes, sausage and onions.
Stage 26
I recommend a white wine from the Jura, in a Savagnin or Chardonnay-Savagnin grape variety.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
Stage 27
I recommend a white wine from the Jura, in a Savagnin or Chardonnay-Savagnin grape variety.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
Stage 28
I recommend a white wine from the Jura, in a Savagnin or Chardonnay-Savagnin grape variety.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
Stage 29
I recommend a white wine from the Jura, in a Savagnin or Chardonnay-Savagnin grape variety.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
Stage 30
I recommend a white wine from the Jura, in a Savagnin or Chardonnay-Savagnin grape variety.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
Remarks
The proportions are indicative, so feel free to adapt them to the diameter of your circle, but it's important that there's a good quantity of mont d'or.
You can do without the circle, as it's less easy to garnish, and less even after baking, but it retains a very interesting rustic touch.
All the preparation can be done well in advance, and the assembly done at the last minute.
Just before putting in the oven, you can brown the pastry a second time, and even "scratch" the top a little for a nice effect after baking.
You can do without the circle, as it's less easy to garnish, and less even after baking, but it retains a very interesting rustic touch.
All the preparation can be done well in advance, and the assembly done at the last minute.
Just before putting in the oven, you can brown the pastry a second time, and even "scratch" the top a little for a nice effect after baking.
And to drink?
I recommend a white wine from the Jura, in a Savagnin or Chardonnay-Savagnin grape variety.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
If you're not into white wine, try a light red, also from the Jura, in a Poulsard grape variety, for example.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 660 RDI=260 % | 2,640 RDI=250 % | 1,460 RDI=220 % | 5,340 RDI=270 % | 22,370 RDI: 270 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 RDI=10 % | 110 RDI=10 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 230 RDI=10 % | 950 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 170 RDI=60 % | 660 RDI=60 % | 360 RDI=60 % | 1,340 RDI=70 % | 5,590 RDI: 70 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : £11.40
- Per person : £2.85
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