Vanilla Crown Brioche

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Vanilla Crown Brioche for King’s Day

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 12

Course: Dessert, Seasonal

Calories: 430

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Crown Brioche

• 450 g Plain flour
• 200 g Milk
• 90 g Butter
• 50 g Caster Sugar superfine
• 10 g Vanilla sugar
• 1 egg
• 7 g Dried yeast
• 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
• 1 Egg yolk for glaze
• 2 tbsp Milk for glaze

Vanilla Filling

• 400 g Milk
• 1 Vanilla pod
• 50 g Egg Yolk
• 100 g Caster sugar
• 140 g Butter
• 150 g Fresh Cream

Method

 

Crown Brioche

1. In a stand mixer fitted with a kneading hook, knead the flour, milk, butter, caster sugar, and one egg;
   
2. When the dough begins to be set, add the vanilla extract and the dried yeast; knead;
   
3. Dust your working area with flour and place the dough; as the dough tends to be sticky, dust your hands to shape it;
   
4. Shape the dough into a ball;
   
5. Leave the dough to rest for one hour, covered with a dry clean cloth;
   
6. Flatten the dough ball into a disc, making a hole in the center; put on a baking tray;
   
7. With a spoon, mix one egg yolk with 2 tablespoons of milk; brush the dough with the mixture; sprinkle with pearl sugar;
   
8. Do not preheat the oven; place the dough into the oven, and start heating to 180°C; bake 25-30 minutes beginning timer when the oven has reached 180°C;

   Leave the brioche to cool down;
   

Vanilla Filling

1. Cut in halves the vanilla pod;
   
2. In a saucepan, slowly heat the milk with the vanilla pod; take out of the stove and leave to infuse;

   remove the pod and scrape the vanilla grains from the pods into the milk;
   
3. In a large bowl, add the sugar and the egg yolks;
   
4. Whisk;
   
5. Continue to whisk until the mixture is whitening;
   
6. Out of the stove, whisk the mixture into the milk;
   
7. Slowly heat until it thickens; stop heating;
   
8. Cream the butter;
   
9. Continue to beat the butter and add gradually the milk and vanilla mixture; beating well after each addition;
   
10. Leave it to cool down and well chill in the fridge;
    
11. Whip the cream;
    
12. Carefully combine the mixture with the whipped cream;
    
13. Leave it to chill;
    
14. Horizontally slice the brioche in halves;
    
15. Don't forget to put the king's bean!
    
16. Fill the brioche with the vanilla cream; spread or use a piping bag;
    
17. Chill in the fridge before placing the top;
    
18. Carefully place the top over;

    Enjoy! You sure are the King today!
    

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