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Mouna

Mouna is a delicious citrus-flavoured brioche from the Oran region of Algeria.

It origins are much disputed, but it was no doubt inspired by a brioche brought over by Spanish immigrants from the Valencia region: the "Mona de Pascua".

However, it is also amusing to remember that the citizens of Oran used to enjoy their Sunday picnics, with brioche as the dessert, near to Fort Lamoune, so...

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Last modified on: May 22^th 2019

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For 4 Mounas, you will need:

1 412.8 ml butter
2 1 litre 560 ml flour
3 200 mls egg
4 250 mls milk
5 50 mls orange flower water
6 28 mls fine (or table) salt
7 24 mls yeast
8 300 mls leaven (optional)
9 200 mls caster sugar
10 2 oranges
11 2 lemons
12 40 mls beaten egg
13 78.6 mls Pearl sugar

Change these quantities to make: 1 Mouna 2 Mounas 4 Mounas 6 Mounas

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
3 hours 41 min.	14 hours	50 min.	18 hours 31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Melt 412.8 ml butter in a small pan on low heat, or in the microwave.

Leave to cool to room temperature.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: 1 litre 560 ml flour, 200 mls egg, 250 mls milk (really cold), 50 mls orange flower water, 28 mls fine (or table) salt, 24 mls yeast, 300 mls leaven and 200 mls caster sugar.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Knead together for 7 minutes on minimum speed, then 7 more minutes on the next speed up.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Go back to the slowest speed, then gradually trickle in the butter.

Stage 5

Knead until the butter is completely mixed in.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Finish by grating the zest of 2 oranges and 2 lemons into the mixture and knead for a further 2 minutes to mix in.

Stage 7 - 2 hours

Gather the dough into a ball and transfer to a large, clean bowl. Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest at room temperature for 2 hours.

Stage 8 - 12 hours

Divide the dough into lumps of about 800 g and shape into balls.

Sit these on a baking sheet, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest in the fridge overnight.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Next day, reshape each ball and put into a tall non-stick tin or mould. Cover with a plastic sheet.

Stage 10 - 3 hours

Leave to rise in a warm place for 3 hours.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

After this, preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Glaze the top of the brioche using a brush.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Cut a cross into the top with scissors.

Stage 13 - 2 min.

Then scatter pearl sugar granules over.

Stage 14 - 45 min.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 15

Turn out while hot and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

If you don't have leaven, use soured dough, if possible.

Keeping

Several days in a cloth bag.

Source

Loosely based on a recipe by Thomas Marie, award-winning French baker..

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
8,607 Kcal or 36,036 Kj	166 gr	1,204 gr	389 gr
430 %	64 %	114 %	59 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
277 Kcal or 1,160 Kj	5 gr	39 gr	13 gr
14 %	2 %	4 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,152 Kcal or 9,010 Kj	42 gr	301 gr	97 gr
108 %	16 %	28 %	15 %

% 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, Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 Mounas : 9.17 €
Per Mouna : 2.29 €

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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: Chestnut cake, Special small breads, Hollandaise sauce, Hazelnut and orange cake, Chocolate almond cookies, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and Comté Loaf, Filet mignon with asparagus, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, How to prepare cockles, ... All
	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crème caramel, Doughnuts, Profiteroles, "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Toasted almond cake, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Caramelized apple rice pudding, Muffin dough, Gâteau Nantais, Citrus crunch, ... All

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