Name: Raisin Rolls ** (Pains aux Raisins)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 10
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3½ oz. (100 g) frangipane cream or pastry cream; ⅓ cup (1¾ oz./50 g) raisins; 1 cup (250 ml) water; 9 oz. (250 g) brioche dough, made 1 day ahead; 2 tbsp (30 ml) water; 3 drops rum; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 3½ tbsp (50 ml) dark rum; ¾ cup (3½ oz./100 g) Confectioners’ sugar; 3 tbsp apricot glaze, warmed

Preparation info

Makes
10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

1 cup (250 ml) water
⅓ cup (1¾ oz</

Method

Bring the water to a boil. Put the raisins in a heatproof bowl, pour over the boiling water, and let soak for 15 minutes to plump them up.
Drain the raisins, return them to the bowl, and add the rum. Let soak until ready to use.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the brioche dough into a rectangle measuring approximately 6 × 10 in. (15 × 25 cm).