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Mini apricot and pistachio brioches

These mini brioches are made with dried apricots and have double pistachio flavour: in the dough itself, which is tinged green, and with dry-roasted pistachios added whole.

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Last modified on: November 22^th 2015

Keywords for this recipe:Viennoiseries Brioche Pistachio Apricot

For 24 pieces, you will need:

1 250 g dried apricots
2 200 g pistachios
3 1 kg Brioche dough
4 100 g Pistachio powder or paste
5 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 1,570 grams

Change these quantities to make: 8 pieces 12 pieces 24 pieces 48 pieces 72 pieces

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
8 min.	10 min.	18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

Mini apricot and pistachio brioches : Photo of step #1

Cut 250 g dried apricots into medium-sized chunks.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

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Dry roast 200 g pistachios for 10 minutes in the oven at 300°F (150°C).

Stage 3 - 3 min.

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Tip 100 g Pistachio powder or paste into 1 kg Brioche dough and knead until thoroughly mixed.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

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Add the apricots and pistachios.

Stage 5

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Knead for a few more minutes to mix well.

Cover the dough with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.

Stage 6

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Next day, tip the dough onto a floured worktop and weigh the dough out into 50 g lumps.

Stage 7

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Roll the lumps of dough into balls, arrange on a baking sheet, cover with a plastic sheet and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Stage 8

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After this time, remove the dough from the fridge and reshape the balls, then put them into small brioche moulds or tins.

Stage 9

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Glaze the tops of the brioches.

Stage 10

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Leave the brioches in a warm place for 2 hours to rise.

Stage 11

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Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Glaze the tops of the brioches again before putting in the oven.

Stage 12

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Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Remarks

If these brioches are for adults, you can soak the cut apricots in a little rum or brandy.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,766 Kcal or 7,394 Kj	140 gr	514 gr	326 gr
88 %	54 %	48 %	49 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
112 Kcal or 469 Kj	9 gr	33 gr	21 gr
6 %	3 %	3 %	3 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
74 Kcal or 310 Kj	6 gr	21 gr	14 gr
4 %	2 %	2 %	2 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 24 pieces : 7.37 £
Per piece : 0.31 £

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Brioche dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche), Eggs in brioche nests, Nanterre brioche, Pains briochés aux raisins, Brioche Tatin, ... All
	Dried apricots: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: 3-fruit brioche loaf, Moist cereal bars, Chocolate cereal bars, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Frozen Nougat, ... All
	Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Chocolate Truffles, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Saucipain, Chocolate cereal bars, ... All
	Pistachio powder or paste: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio ice cream, Paris flan filling, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Pistachio "Financiers", Pistachio madeleines, ... All

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