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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

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

Cut 250 g dried apricots into medium-sized chunks.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

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

Stage 3 - 3 min.

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

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add the apricots and pistachios.

Stage 5

Knead for a few more minutes to mix well.

Cover the dough with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.

Stage 6

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

Stage 7

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

Stage 8

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

Stage 9

Glaze the tops of the brioches.

Stage 10

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

Stage 11

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

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

Stage 12

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.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,560 Kcal or 23,279 Kj	1,108 gr	5,272 gr	2,514 gr
278 %	426 %	497 %	381 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
354 Kcal or 1,482 Kj	71 gr	336 gr	160 gr
18 %	27 %	32 %	24 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
232 Kcal or 971 Kj	46 gr	220 gr	105 gr
12 %	18 %	21 %	16 %

% 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: Nuts, Milk, Egg, Gluten, leaven

How much will it cost?

For 24 pieces : 7.41 €
Per piece : 0.31 €

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