Pumpkin Cream Brioche

Name: Pumpkin Cream Brioche
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Ingredients: pumpkin pastry cream; eggs; egg; egg yolks; whole milk; pumpkin puree; honey; pre-ferment; bread flour; all-purpose flour; instant yeast; salt; granulated sugar; ground cinnamon; ground nutmeg; ground ginger; ground cloves; unsalted butter; egg wash; chocolate glaze; sliced almond crunch; powdered sugar

Preparation info

Yield:
15
brioches

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Baking Artisan Pastries & Breads

By Ciril Hitz

Published 2009

About

This version of brioche mixes the warmth of the spices with the coolness of a sweet pumpkin pastry cream. Some may consider it decadent for breakfast, but everyone can agree that it’s perfect for afternoon tea or even for dessert.

Ingredients

Pre-ferment

Biga

Ingredient	Metric	Weight	Volume	Baker’s %

Breakfast
Lunch
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Day before baking

Combine all of the pre-ferment ingredients in the bowl of a 5-quart (5 L) stand mixer and mix at low speed until a smooth consistency is achieved. This pre-ferment is stiff, so you may need to work it a bit by hand to incorporate all the ingredients. Place in a plastic proofing container sprayed with nonstick cookin