Mean Chef's Twice-Baked Brioche Recipe

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Mean Chef's Twice-Baked Brioche
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
341
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bake a brioche loaf according to directions (can use old previously frozen brioche or croissants).
  2. Trim crust from all sides and top of brioche (not bottom).
  3. Cut loaf into thick slices (much like the shape of a thick biscotti) so that they will stand up on a sheetpan.
  4. For syrup: Put all ingredients into a sauce pan, boil over meduim heat for 1 minute to dissolve the sugar, cool completely and discard vanilla pod.
  5. Can be kept for a week refrigerated.
  6. For the Cream: Working at low speed in mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, almonds, and almond paste together until creamy.
  7. Add eggs one at a time and mix until fully blended.
  8. Add flour and mix for another minute.
  9. Fold in almond extract.
  10. Can be kept refrigerated for 3 days.
  11. Preheat oven to 325.
  12. Set a cooling rack over a sheetpan to be used for draining the syrup soaked pieces.
  13. Line another sheetpan with parchment for baking.
  14. One by one submerge the brioche slices into the soaking syrup, making sure that they are well moistened.
  15. Place each slice onto rack to drain.
  16. As soon as the last slice has been soaked, begin working on the first slice that you submerged.
  17. Spread a thin layer of the almond cream over the top and sides of each slice.
  18. Place the coated slices standing on the uncoated bottom on the parchment lined sheetpan.
  19. Press sliced almonds into cream on the top of each slice.
  20. Bake for about 20 minutes, untilthe cream is golden brown.
  21. Cool.
  22. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 341.08 Kcal (1428 kJ)
Calories from fat 183.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.44g 31%
Cholesterol 61.58mg 21%
Sodium 19.95mg 1%
Potassium 167.35mg 4%
Total Carbs 36.35g 12%
Sugars 27.16g 109%
Dietary Fiber 2.05g 8%
Protein 5.73g 11%
Vitamin C 6.2mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 69.3mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 304.77 Kcal (1276 kJ)
Calories from fat 164.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.26g 31%
Cholesterol 55.02mg 21%
Sodium 17.82mg 1%
Potassium 149.53mg 4%
Total Carbs 32.48g 12%
Sugars 24.27g 109%
Dietary Fiber 1.83g 8%
Protein 5.12g 11%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 61.9mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.1
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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