Le Cordon Bleu

Fougasse

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    6 × 200 g

    rolls
    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      50 min

Appears in
Bread: Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection
Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

  • About

Traditionally eaten in Provence on Christmas Eve as one of thirteen desserts symbolizing Christ and his disciples, each region in France now has its own version of this oldest of French breads.

Ingredients

  • 15 g (½ oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dried yeast
  • 680

Method

  1. Prepare the yeast with 90 ml (3fl oz) water following the method in the Chef’s techniques.
  2. Sponge the dough by sieving the flour into a large mixing bowl, adding the salt and sugar and following the method in the Chef’s techniques. In a small bowl, mix together the eggs, orange rind and jui