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
265K 57 4.1
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Last modified on: September 10th 2018

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For 3 brioches, you will need:

Change these quantities to make: 1 brioche 2 brioches 3 brioches
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16 min.2 hours 10 min.2 hours 26 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Nanterre brioche
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
Put balls in your mould or tin.

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

Leave in a warm place to rise for 1.5 hour.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Nanterre brioche
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
Bake for about 40 minutes, watch for colouration because brioche should not be over cooked otherwise she dries.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Nanterre brioche
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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
558 Kcal or 2,336 Kj122 gr528 gr266 gr
28 %47 %50 %40 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
43 Kcal or 180 Kj9 gr41 gr21 gr
2 %4 %4 %3 %
Per brioche
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
186 Kcal or 779 Kj41 gr176 gr89 gr
9 %16 %17 %13 %
% 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, Egg, Gluten, Sourdough
How much will it cost?
  • For 3 brioches : 4.10 €
  • Per brioche : 1.37 €

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