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.
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
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 brioches, you will need:
- 1
200 g hazelnuts - 2
1 kg Brioche dough - 3
200 g Candied grapefruit peel - 4
200 g chocolate chips - 5
200 g egg white - 6
200 g caster sugar - 7
300 g ground almonds - 8
60 g flakeds almonds - 9
40 g icing sugar - Total weight: 2,400 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hours 47 min. | 3 hours | 1 hour | 16 hours 47 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
Spread 200 g hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.
Leave to cool.
Spread 200 g hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.
Leave to cool.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Prepare 1 kg Brioche dough. When made, add 200 g Candied grapefruit peel, 200 g chocolate chips and the hazelnuts to the mixer bowl.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Mix for a few more minutes until well mixed together.
Stage 4 - 1 hour
Cover with plastic film and leave to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
Stage 5 - 12 hours
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.
Cover with plastic film again and leave the bowl in the fridge overnight.
Stage 6
Next day, your dough should be firm and risen.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Cut into pieces of about 400 g.
Stage 8 - 2 hours
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.
Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest in a warm place for 2 hours.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
The macaronade
In a large bowl mix 200 g egg white, 200 g caster sugar and 300 g ground almonds.Your macaronade is ready.
Stage 10 - 4 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Spread the top of each brioche generously with half the macaronade.
Spread the top of each brioche generously with half the macaronade.
Stage 11 - 45 min.
Scatter with flaked almonds, then sprinkle with icing sugar.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Stage 12
Admire the fine "royal" look of your brioches...
Stage 13
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.
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 value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 6,283 Kcal or 26,306 Kj | 228 gr | 2,025 gr | 594 gr |
| 233 % | 65 % | 141 % | 67 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 262 Kcal or 1,097 Kj | 10 gr | 84 gr | 25 gr |
| 10 % | 3 % | 6 % | 3 % |
| Per brioche | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,571 Kcal or 6,577 Kj | 57 gr | 506 gr | 149 gr |
| 58 % | 16 % | 35 % | 17 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 brioches : 17.63 €
- Per brioche : 4.41 €
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)
 | Brioche dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche), Galette de Fougerolles, Eggs in brioche nests, St Tropez tart, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fruit crumble, Santiago Cake, Beurre d'escargot, Amaretti, Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Invisible apple cake, Nanou's chocolate cake, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Cookies of the Camisards, Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, ... All |
 | Candied grapefruit peel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Calissons, Grapefruit moelleux, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Chocolate orangettes for Erika, ... All |
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