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Brioche Tatin

Name: Brioche Tatin
Prep time: 36 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 3 h 21 min
Yield: 1 brioche
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 800 g apple; 100 g butter; 150 g caster sugar; 500 g brioche dough; 20 g beaten egg

For this filled brioche, the apples are cooked separately, as for a tart tatin (caramelized), then sandwiched between two circles of brioche dough.

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Duration

3 hours 25 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 27^th 2026

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For 1 brioche, you will need:

1 800 g apple
2 100 g butter
3 150 g caster sugar
4 500 g brioche dough
5 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 1,570 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

40 min.

Resting

2 hours

Cooking

45 min.

All in all

3 hours 25 min.

Preparation 40 min.

Resting 2 hours

Cooking 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Peel 800 g apple and cut into small pieces.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Melt 100 g butter in a frying pan on medium heat, then scatter 150 g caster sugar over.

Step 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Add the apple pieces on top...

Step 4 - ⌛ 15 min.

...and leave to caramelize, stirring from time to time, until evenly done.

Leave to cool.

Step 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Separate 500 g brioche dough into 2 pieces of about 250g (half a pound).

Place one circle in the bottom of a springform tin or mould (24 cm / 9.5 inches here) and glaze around the edge.

Step 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Arrange the caramelized apples in the centre, keeping them away from the edge.

Step 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

Glaze the edge of the second circle.

Step 8 - ⌛ 2 hours

And place this on top of the bottom circle, pressing down gently around the edge to stick them together.

Glaze the top with beaten egg and leave in a warm place to rise for 2 hours.

Step 9 - ⌛ 30 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Glaze the top once more and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 10

Best enjoyed warm, if possible.

Remarks

Try to use apples with a small acidity, best for this recipe.

Keeping: A few days.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	3 g RDI=5 %	28 g RDI=11 %	12 g RDI=16 %	234 kcal RDI=12 %	979 kJ RDI=12 %
Whole recipe	51 g RDI=78 %	444 g RDI=167 %	189 g RDI=258 %	3,671 kcal RDI=184 %	15,371 kJ RDI=184 %