Cramique
Cramique is a kind of brioche from Belgium and northern France, made with raisins and pearl (or nib) sugar.
It is traditionally served sliced with butter and jam.
It is traditionally served sliced with butter and jam.
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Last modified on: September 12th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 Cramiques, you will need:
- 1
1 1⁄3 cup raisins - 2
1 cup rum - 3
½ cup butter - 4
2⁄3 cup whole milk - 5
2⁄3 cup egg ( How to... ) - 6
3 1⁄3 cups flour - 7
1 tablespoon Vanilla sugar - 8
1⁄3 cup brown sugar - 9
1 ½ tablespoon yeast - 10
1 tablespoon fine (or table) salt - 11
½ cup fermented viennoiserie dough (optional) - 12
1⁄3 cup Pearl sugar - 13
2 tablespoons beaten egg
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hours 39 min. | 30 min. | 46 min. | 13 hours 55 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Plunge 1 1⁄3 cup raisins into a saucepan of boiling water and leave for 30 seconds.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Drain the raisins thoroughly, then plunge into 1 cup rum.
Cover and leave for at least half an hour. This can be done the day before.
Cover and leave for at least half an hour. This can be done the day before.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Drain the rasins thoroughly, then put to wait on absorbant paper.
Keep the rum used for soaking in a sealed container. It can be used several times for the same recipe or another that uses soaked raisins.
Keep the rum used for soaking in a sealed container. It can be used several times for the same recipe or another that uses soaked raisins.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 2⁄3 cup whole milk and 2⁄3 cup egg, then add 3 1⁄3 cups flour, 1 tablespoon Vanilla sugar, 1⁄3 cup brown sugar, 1 ½ tablespoon yeast, 1 tablespoon fine (or table) salt and ½ cup fermented viennoiserie dough (if possible).
Stage 6 - 11 min.
Knead on slow speed for 3 minutes, then 8 minutes on slightly higher speed.
Stage 7 - 6 min.
Add the butter on slow speed and knead until fully incorporated.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Finish by adding the raisins and knead for a further minute to mix them in well.
Stage 9 - 12 hours
Cover the dough with plastic film to avoid it forming a crust, then refrigerate overnight.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Next day, tip the dough out onto a floured worktop.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Roll out into a large rectangle the same width as your tin or mould.
Scatter 1⁄3 cup Pearl sugar over the rectangle.
Scatter 1⁄3 cup Pearl sugar over the rectangle.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Roll up the dough into a cylinder.
Stage 13 - 1 min.
Lay the roll in your tin or mould (this is an ordinary loaf tin).
Cover with plastic sheet and leave in a warm place to rest for two and a half hours.
Cover with plastic sheet and leave in a warm place to rest for two and a half hours.
Stage 14
Note: If you are using brioche moulds, cut chunks off the cylinder and stand them on end in the mould.
Stage 15 - 1 min.
Stage 16 - 2 min.
Scatter a little pearl sugar over and make a cut along the top (optional).
Stage 17 - 45 min.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Stage 18
Turn out while hot and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
You can use a darker brown or caster sugar instead of lighter brown.
Keeping
A few days in a cloth bag.
Source
Based on a recipe from the INBP (French professional bakery institute).
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,284 Kcal or 22,123 Kj | 98 gr | 791 gr | 125 gr |
| 264 % | 38 % | 75 % | 19 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 337 Kcal or 1,411 Kj | 6 gr | 50 gr | 8 gr |
| 17 % | 2 % | 5 % | 1 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,642 Kcal or 11,062 Kj | 49 gr | 396 gr | 63 gr |
| 132 % | 19 % | 37 % | 9 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 Cramiques : 7.33 €
- Per Cramique : 3.67 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole meunière, Chocolate mug cake, Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Oat shortbread biscuits, ... All |
 | Raisins: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Frozen Nougat, Raisin breads (pains aux raisins), Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, Indian rice pudding, 3-fruit brioche loaf, ... All |
 | Rum: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pogne de Romans, Dublin fruit scones, Chestnut cake, Lemon and lime cakes, Pecan fruit rolls , ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sweet pastry, Pistachio cream, Almond mug cake for Mary, Moist Lemon Cake, Kugelhof for Nanou, ... All |
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