Nanterre brioche


Nanterre brioche
This is the classic, but delicious, brioche recipe that you can find in any good baker's.

Her unique shape is made from small balls of dough put in a mould
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Last modified on: September 10th 2018
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Resting: 2 hours 10 min.
All in all: 2 hours 30 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Nanterre brioche : Stage 1
The day before, prepare the brioche dough.

Next day, cut dough into 40 g pieces. Make balls with these dough pieces.

You need about 10 balls to make your brioche, according to the size of your mould or tin.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Nanterre brioche : Stage 2
Put balls in your mould or tin.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 hour 30 min.
Nanterre brioche : Stage 3
Glaze top of brioche.

Leave in a warm place to rise for 1.5 hour.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Nanterre brioche : Stage 4
After this time, brioche should have double volume or about.

Preheat oven to 180°C or 356°F.

Glaze top of brioche a second time.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 40 min.
Nanterre brioche : Stage 5
Bake for about 40 minutes, watch for colouration because brioche should not be over cooked otherwise she dries.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Nanterre brioche : Stage 6
Unmould as soon as it is out the oven, and let cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
You can sprinkle the brioche before cooking with some caster sugar, it will be slightly crisp on the top.
Keeping: Several days in a towel bag.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe420 RDI=160 %2,020 RDI=190 %960 RDI=150 %1,680 RDI=80 %7,050 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g100 RDI=40 %470 RDI=40 %220 RDI=30 %390 RDI=20 %1,640 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg, Gluten, leaven
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 brioche : 1.45 €

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