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Snails in a brioche

A flat brioche filled with snails, themselves filled with a knob of sophisticated beurre d'escargot. The flat round shape is reminiscent of the old-fashioned French snail dishes. Cut into bite-sized morsels, this makes a good aperitif snack.

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Last modified on: November 11^th 2018

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For 3 brioches, you will need:

1 600 ml Brioche dough
2 90 ml beaten egg
3 60 snails
4 360 ml Beurre d'escargot

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	1 hour	25 min.	1 hour 43 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Roll out 600 ml Brioche dough into a circle about 8 inches (18-20 cm) in diameter.

Note: if possible, use a brioche dough with only half the usual amount of sugar.

Stage 2 - 1 hour

Lay the circle of dough in an 8 inch (20 cm) tin, preferably spring-form type, then glaze the top.

Leave in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Drain 60 snails, then lay on a sheet of absorbant paper.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Once the dough is well risen, glaze a second time.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Press the snails into the top of the brioche.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

If the 360 ml Beurre d'escargot is frozen, slice off small chunks...

Stage 7 - 3 min.

...and sit one on each snail.

If the beurre d'escargot is freshly made, dab a knob onto each snail.

Stage 8 - 25 min.

Bake for about 25 minutes.

Serve hot or warm.

Remarks

You can make a seafood version of this recipe by using mussels, or other shellfish of your choice, instead of the snails.

Keeping

One or two days in the fridge. It should be reheated.

Source

Based on a brilliant idea by Eric B, who became a baker in 2018. .

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,068 Kcal or 21,219 Kj	854 gr	3,112 gr	2,443 gr
253 %	328 %	294 %	370 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
260 Kcal or 1,089 Kj	44 gr	160 gr	125 gr
13 %	17 %	15 %	19 %

Per brioche
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,689 Kcal or 7,072 Kj	285 gr	1,037 gr	814 gr
84 %	109 %	98 %	123 %

% 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: Milk, Egg, Gluten, leaven, Nuts, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 3 brioches : 31.98 €
Per brioche : 10.66 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Brioche dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flaky chocolate brioche, 3-fruit brioche loaf, Nanterre brioche, Sausage in brioche, Brioche Tatin, ... All
	Beurre d'escargot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mussels with beurre d'escargot, ... All
	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Wiener Schnitzel, Beef Wellington, Mont d'or in brioche, Angevin plum pâté, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), ... All

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