Chefs at Lenôtre

How to Hollow Out a Brioche

Comment Évider Une Brioche

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre: More than 200 Classic Recipes
French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

  • About

A brioche can be hollowed out and the crumb replaced with a variety of fillings, such as Bavarian cream, chocolate mousse, chopped fresh fruit, or pastry cream.

Ingredients

  • A Parisian brioche is a little easier to hollow out than a brioche mousseline.

Method

  1. Cut off the top or “head” of the brioche using a bread knife.
  2. Carefully cut an opening by pushing the knife vertically through the top, ½ in. (1 cm) from the crust, to within ¾ in. (2 cm) of the base. Take care not to cut all the way through the base.
  3. Cut around the inside of the brioche, leaving a ½-in. (1-cm) border.
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