Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche)
For brioche feuilletée (or flaky brioche), the brioche dough is treated like puff pastry, with layers of butter incorporated by repeated turning and rolling. Coarse sugar crystals add a sweet crunchiness.
Needless to say, this is very rich and quite irresistible.
Needless to say, this is very rich and quite irresistible.
3 hours 50 min.
Average
2 brioches
4 IngredientsLast modified on: November 10th 2013
For 2 brioches, you will need:
- 1
5 ¼ cups brioche dough - 2
1 cup butter - 3
1 cup Pearl sugar - 4
2 tablespoons beaten egg
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Resting: 2 hours 30 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 3 hours 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Roll out 1 cup butter in a sheet of plastic . Tap it with a rolling pin to shape into a square about 20x20 cm (8x8 inches).
See the French croissants recipe for how to do this.
See the French croissants recipe for how to do this.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Roll 5 ¼ cups brioche dough out into a large rectangle the same width as the butter and twice as long.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Take butter out of the plastic sheet and lay it on the brioche dough.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Fold the dough over and make a quarter turn.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Roll out again.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Scatter coarse sugar crystals (or crushed sugar cubes) over the dough and roll over these to embed them into the dough.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Fold the dough over in three.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Scatter more sugar over and roll in.
Stage 9 - 30 min.
Fold the dough over in half. You have now given the dough a "double turn or "wallet turn".
Cool the dough for 30 minutes in the fridge or 15 minutes in the freezer, then repeat steps 5 to 9 to give a second double turn.
Cool the dough for 30 minutes in the fridge or 15 minutes in the freezer, then repeat steps 5 to 9 to give a second double turn.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Roll out the dough for the last time into a long rectangle 20 cm (8 inches) wide.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Cut in half lengthways.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Roll each piece of dough up like a snail and place in a tin or mould.
Stage 13 - 2 hours
Glaze, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 2 hours at room temperature.
Stage 14 - 3 min.
Stage 15 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes until the crust of the brioche is nice and golden brown.
When you cut it open, you will see how the layers of butter have created air pockets. With the caramelized sugar around the outside, this is simply divine.
When you cut it open, you will see how the layers of butter have created air pockets. With the caramelized sugar around the outside, this is simply divine.
Remarks
Some high-class restaurants serve brioche feuilletée made with wild mushrooms rather than sugar.
Keeping: A few days wrapped in a cloth or fabric bag.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 1,310 RDI=500 % | 6,480 RDI=610 % | 3,150 RDI=480 % | 7,190 RDI=360 % | 30,110 RDI: 360 % |
| Per 100 g | 80 RDI=30 % | 400 RDI=40 % | 190 RDI=30 % | 440 RDI=20 % | 1,850 RDI: 20 % |
| Per brioche | 650 RDI=250 % | 3,240 RDI=310 % | 1,570 RDI=240 % | 3,600 RDI=180 % | 15,060 RDI: 180 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 brioches : 6.05 €
- Per brioche : 3.05 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Brioche dough
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanterre brioche, Pains briochés aux raisins, Agen prune cake, St Tropez tart, Brioche Tatin, ... See them all 13
Butter
Like these other recipes: Caramelized apple rice pudding, Rum babas, Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, Grapefruit cake, Caribbean upside-down cake, ... See them all 472
Pearl sugar
Like these other recipes: Mouna, Benoîton, Cramique, Milk rolls, Chouquettes, ... See them all 9
Beaten egg
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Pie, Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Mini palmiers, Brioche galette, Lumberjack turnovers, ... See them all 79
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