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Pogne de Romans

Name: Pogne de Romans
Prep time: 40 h 58 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 41 h 38 min
Yield: 2 pognes
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 g flour; 3 eggs; 35 g orange flower water; 20 g rum; 1 orange; 12 g salt; 1 g yeast; 225 g leaven; 125 g butter; 1 lemon; 150 g caster sugar; 20 g beaten egg

Pogne de Romans is a kind of brioche lightly flavoured with orange and rum. It originated in Romans-sur-Isère, a town in south-east France.

This recipe dates back to medieval times, when it was made in a ring (or crown) shape to celebrate the end of Lent, as eggs could then be used again.

This more contemporary version is not particularly tricky, though it takes a long time for all the kenading and resting stages.

112 K 2× 2.8/5 (18 reviews)

1 day 17 hours 40 min. difficulté

Easy

4.60 €

2 pognes

12 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 7^th 2018

For 2 pognes, you will need:

1 500 g flour
2 3 eggs
3 35 g orange flower water
4 20 g rum
5 1 orange
6 12 g salt
7 1 g yeast
8 225 g leaven
9 125 g butter
10 1 lemon
11 150 g caster sugar
12 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 1,670 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 60 min.

Resting: 1 day 16 hours

Cooking: 40 min.

All in all: 1 day 17 hours 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 8 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: 500 g flour, 3 eggs, 35 g orange flower water, 20 g rum, the juice and zest of 1 orange, 12 g salt, 1 g yeast, 225 g leaven, 125 g butter and the zest of 1 lemon.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 30 min.

Knead on slow speed for 30 minutes.

Stage 3

This should give you a firm dough that French bakers call "bâtarde" (bastard).

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Add 150 g caster sugar.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Knead for a further 5 minutes until the sugar is mixed in and the dough nice and smooth.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 4 hours

Gather the dough into a ball. Transfer this to a large clean bowl and cover with a plastic sheet.

Leave to rest at room temperature for 4 hours.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

After this time, weigh out the dough into lumps of 850 g for a ring pogne, or smaller for individual brioche style.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.

Press the 850 g of dough into a round, flat cake.

Male a large hole in the centre and lay the ring on a baking sheet.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

For the smaller brioche-style pogne, put the dough into a brioche tin or mould.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 day 12 hours

Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest at room temperature for 12 hours, then a further 24 hours in the fridge.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Glaze the top of the pogne.

Stage 12 - ⌛ 1 min.

Slash the surface of the pogne in a large square, whether on the ring...

Stage 13

...or classic brioche shape.

Stage 14 - ⌛ 40 min.

Bake for about 40 minutes.

Stage 15

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

Do not be surprised if all the kneading and resting times in this recipe seem excessive. This is because there is hardly any yeast, and the long resting time also develops the flavour we are aiming for.

Keeping: Several days in a cloth bag.

Source: Based on a recipe by Thomas Marie.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	110 RDI=40 %	860 RDI=80 %	130 RDI=20 %	4,140 RDI=210 %	17,350 RDI: 210 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=2 %	50 RDI=5 %	8 RDI=1 %	250 RDI=10 %	1,040 RDI: 10 %
Per pogne	50 RDI=20 %	430 RDI=40 %	70 RDI=10 %	2,070 RDI=100 %	8,670 RDI: 100 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, egg, milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 pognes : 4.60 €
Per pogne : 2.30 €

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

@caroline
You're right, eggs were forbidden in the English version step #1, now added.
Thanks.
jh december 11^th 202307:47 2
The eggs were left out of the descriptive process for making the dough. I assume they should go in during the initial mix.
caroline december 10^th 202319:04 1

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