Brioche royale


Brioche royale
Brioche royale is a very rich brioche, made with candied fruit, toasted hazelnuts and chocolate chips.

Just before baking, it is topped with "macaronade": a macaroon-style mixture of ground almonds and sugar with egg white. This creates a crust when baked and gives the brioche its elegant finish.
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Last modified on: May 5th 2019

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For 2 brioches, you will need:

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Time required for this recipe:
PreparationRestingCookingStart to finish
12 hours 47 min.3 hours1 hour16 hours 47 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 15 min.
Brioche royale
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Spread 100 g hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.

Leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 30 min.
Brioche royale
Prepare 500 g Brioche dough. When made, add 100 g Candied grapefruit peel, 100 g chocolate chips and the hazelnuts to the mixer bowl.

Stage 3 - 4 min.
Brioche royale
Mix for a few more minutes until well mixed together.

Stage 4 - 1 hour
Brioche royale
Cover with plastic film and leave to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.

Stage 5 - 12 hours
Brioche royale
After this time, knock back the dough. Do this by lifting it and letting it fall back sharply into the bowl a couple of times.

Cover with plastic film again and leave the bowl in the fridge overnight.

Stage 6
Brioche royale
Next day, your dough should be firm and risen.

Stage 7 - 4 min.
Brioche royale
Cut into pieces of about 400 g.

Stage 8 - 2 hours
Brioche royale
Roll these pieces into long rolls, the same length as your tins or moulds. Lay the dough in the tins (greased if they are not non-stick).

Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest in a warm place for 2 hours.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Brioche royale

The macaronade

In a large bowl mix 100 g egg white, 100 g caster sugar and 150 g ground almonds.

Your macaronade is ready.

Stage 10 - 4 min.
Brioche royale
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Spread the top of each brioche generously with half the macaronade.

Stage 11 - 45 min.
Brioche royale
Scatter with flaked almonds, then sprinkle with icing sugar.

Bake for 45 minutes.

Stage 12
Brioche royale
Admire the fine "royal" look of your brioches...

Stage 13
Brioche royale
Turn out the brioches and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
You can use other candied citrus peel, especially orange.

For the chocolate, the recipe suggests shavings or curls, which are easier to make, but you can use the same weight of chips or buttons.
Keeping
Several days in a cloth bag.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,816 Kcal or 20,164 Kj589 gr3,322 gr1,382 gr
241 %227 %313 %209 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
401 Kcal or 1,679 Kj49 gr277 gr115 gr
20 %19 %26 %17 %
Per brioche
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,408 Kcal or 10,082 Kj295 gr1,661 gr691 gr
120 %113 %157 %105 %
% 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 2 brioches : 9.60 $
  • Per brioche : 4.80 $

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This recipe uses (among others)
Brioche doughBrioche dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sausage in brioche, Morteau sausage rolled brioche, Galette de Fougerolles, Agen prune cake, Nanterre brioche, ... All
Ground almondsGround almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate madeleines, Beurre d'escargot, Almond cream or frangipane, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Santiago Cake, ... All
Chocolate chipsChocolate chips: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, ... All
HazelnutsHazelnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate mendiants, Granola, Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, ... All
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