Name: Menton Brioche ** (Brioche de Menton)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¾ lb. (350 g) brioche dough, made 1 day ahead; 1 extra-large egg white (2 tbsp/35 g); 3½ oz. (100 g) best-quality candied fruit, diced; Scant ½ cup (2 oz./60 g) Confectioners’ sugar + more for dusting; ⅔ cup (2 oz./60 g) almond powder

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

⅔ cup (2 oz./60 g) almond powder
Scant ½

Europe
France
Bread
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Using a flexible spatula, combine the almond powder, confectioners’ sugar, and egg white in a mixing bowl.
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll it into a rectangle measuring 8 × 10 in. (20 × 25 cm).
Using a palette knife, spread 3½ oz.