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    Whisk Affair » Recipes » Baking » Breads » Brioche Nanterre

    Published: Aug 9, 2014 | Last Updated On: Sep 14, 2020 by Neha Mathur

    Brioche Nanterre

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    This is a delicious bread rich in egg and butter and is light and slightly puffy. It is made by using the same basic brioche dough but shaped a little different. Two rows of small pieces of dough are placed in a pan and then proofed. The pieces stick with each other at the bottom and make an attractive pattern on top. Here is the recipe.

    top shot of Brioche Nanterre bread

    Something similar to brioches are Focaccia and Dutch Crunch Bread. The Nanterre can be enjoyed anytime, with jams for breakfast or even light curries for dinner. Bookmark its recipe for your reference.

    After trying my hands on a few bread, baking has become therapeutic to me and the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven that lingers in the entire house makes the effort worthwhile. Just keep a few basics in mind and there is nothing complicated or difficult about bread baking.

    Tips from Neha

    Firstly, your yeast should be of good quality. I always check my yeast by proofing it before adding it in the flour.

    The water you are using to dissolve yeast should be warm. Not cold, not hot. Add a little sugar to the water for the yeast to feed on and grow.

    Let the yeast rest for ten minutes after adding it in water. If you see bubbles on top of the bowl, your yeast is good to use. If there are no or few bubbles formed, discard the yeast.

    Next important point is kneading. Flour has gluten in it and that is what makes a good bread. Kneading the flour releases the gluten. So it’s very important to knead your dough for 10-12 minutes if kneading by hand or 8-10 minutes on medium speed if using a stand mixer.

    Use bread flour to make bread. In India, bread flour is not available very easily. In that case, you can add vital gluten to the flour. That will act as a gluten supplement and bread will come out much better.

    Bread served with butter, jam and coffee

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    Brioche Nanterre

    A delicious puffy bread made with eggs and butter
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time: 45 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Resting Time: 3 hours
    Total Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
    Servings: 5 people
    Calories: 850kcal
    Author: Neha Mathur

    Ingredients 

    • 2 and ¼ teaspoon Yeast
    • 2 tablespoon Warm water
    • 1 and ½ Sugar
    • 5 Eggs
    • 2 and ¼ cup All purpose flour (Keep some more for kneading)
    • ½ cup Vital gluten
    • 2 and ¾ cups Bread flour (In place of APF and vital gluten)
    • 1 and ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 180 gms Unsalted butter (cut into cubes and softened)
    • 1 Egg (whisked for brushing on the top)
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    Instructions

    • Sprinkle yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar over warm water.
    • Give it a stir.
    • Let it rest for 10 minutes.
    • Whisk eggs in a bwol.
    • Add yeast mixture to the eggs.
    • Add flour, vital gluten, 1 and ½ teaspoon sugar and salt in a bowl.
    • Add the egg mixture to the flour and make a dough.
    • The mixture will be very sticky.
    • Transfer the mixture on a lightly floured surface and knead for 10-12 minutes
    • Oil a large bowl and transfer the dough in the bowl.
    • Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and keep it in a warm place for 3 hours.
    • Gently punch the dough and take it out on a lightly floured counter.
    • Scatter ⅓ rd of the butter on the dough and knead till all the butter is incorporated.
    • The dough will become very sticky at this time.
    • Keep adding little flour
    • Add the remaining ⅓ rd of butter and knead again.
    • Add all the remaining butter and knead till nicely incorporated.
    • Add little flour if required to handle the dough.
    • Divide the dough into 10 equal parts.
    • Make a ball of each part.
    • Line a 9×5 inch bread loaf pan with parchment paper.
    • Grease it with oil.
    • Line 8 balls in the pans in pairs.
    • The remaining 2 balls can be shaped as buns or a small loaf.
    • Cover the pan with an aluminium foil and let it rest for 2 hours.
    • Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees C.
    • Brush the loaf with egg.
    • Bake the bread for 25-30 minutes.
    • If the top is getting too much browned , cover it with a piece of aluminium foil.
    • Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes.
    • Remove the bread from the pan and cool on a cooling rack.
    • Cut into slices once cooled.
    • This bread is best on the day it is baked.
    • Store it in an airtight container for 2-3 days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 850kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 274mg | Sodium: 786mg | Potassium: 274mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1185IU | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 5mg
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    Comments

    1. Nupur UK-Rasoi

      August 09, 2013 at 11:28 am

      This is amazing bread Neha, and you are so right.. the aroma of baking is indeed very therapeutic.. 🙂

      Reply
    2. Vimitha Anand

      August 09, 2013 at 2:59 pm

      Looks so soft n rich…

      Reply
    3. Avika

      August 09, 2013 at 3:22 pm

      Superb Neha ! Bread looks very besutiful and tempting!!

      Reply
    4. Rita Bose

      August 09, 2013 at 3:58 pm

      Wow! Delicious bread! Perfectly made and lovely clicks! 🙂

      Reply
    5. Krithi Karthi

      August 09, 2013 at 6:23 pm

      Oh my! mindblowing pictures..

      Reply
    6. Homer

      September 02, 2015 at 3:49 am

      I tried to do your brioche but nothing equal to the pictures. There are some points that I will like to ask. The amount of vital gluten 1/2 cup? (60 gr.) All purpose flour with what amount of proteins, normal all purpose here in Sydney is between 10 and 10.9%. The addition of butter, after first fermentation?
      Many thanks for your comments, because I want to get a brioche like your pictures.

      Reply
    7. Barbara A Carter

      January 17, 2019 at 2:46 am

      5 stars
      Lovely recipe – but the bread is french, not italian. Nanterre is a district outside of Paris and Brioche is definitely a french word, which means sweet bun in french.

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        January 17, 2019 at 2:53 am

        Thnx for the clarification Barbara, appreciate.

        Reply

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