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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

281 K 4.1/5 (57 reviews)

2 hours 30 min. difficulté

Easy

1.45 €

1 brioche

2 Ingredients

Last modified on: September 10^th 2018

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For 1 brioche, you will need:

1 14.1 oz brioche dough
2 1.1 oz beaten egg

Change these quantities to make:

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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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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

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.

Put balls in your mould or tin.

Stage 3 - 1 hour 30 min.

Glaze top of brioche.

Leave in a warm place to rise for 1.5 hour.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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.

Bake for about 40 minutes, watch for colouration because brioche should not be over cooked otherwise she dries.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

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 recipe	420 RDI=160 %	2,020 RDI=190 %	960 RDI=150 %	1,680 RDI=80 %	7,050 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	100 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 Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, egg, Gluten, leaven

How much will it cost?

For 1 brioche : 1.45 €

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