Recipe from Artisan
Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and Zoe Francois
Husband-Tested
in Alice’s Kitchen
Oh, what a breakfast you will have
when serving this lovely pastry to your guests!
This is absolutely delicious!!! Make
a batch of No-Knead Brioche dough
(one batch of dough will make up to four loaves) and freeze it for when you
want to make this special treat. Thaw
the dough in the fridge overnight and then follow these directions.
1½ pounds No-Knead Brioche Dough
4 Tablespoons unsalted
butter, room temperature plus more for
prepping the pan
½ cup almond paste
¼ cup unbleached
all-purpose flour
1 large egg
¼ teaspoon almond extract
¼ teaspoon orange-flower
water (optional)
¼ cup sugar plus more for prepping the pan
Zest from half an orange
½ cup sliced almonds
Generously butter an 8-inch
round cake pan. Sprinkle the pan with a
dusting of granulated sugar. Set
aside. (You can do this a day in advance
and store it in the fridge until ready to use.)
Cream together the butter,
almond paste, flour, egg, orange-flower water (if using) and almond extract in
a food processor until very smooth and well combined. Set aside.
Dust the surface of the
refrigerated No-Knead Brioche Dough with a bit of flour. Quickly shape it into a ball by stretching
the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all four sides, rotating the
ball a quarter-turn as you go.
With a rolling pin, roll out
the ball into a ¼ inch thick rectangle.
As you roll out the dough, use enough flour to prevent it from sticking
to the work surface, but not so much as to make the dough dry.
Spread the almond cream
evenly over the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border all around. (I use an offset
spatula for this task.) Roll up the dough, jellyroll style, starting at the
long end, and being sure to seal the bare edges. The dough will be soft, so chill the log for
about 15 minutes in the freezer before cutting it.
Cut the chilled dough into 8
equal pieces. Place them evenly in the
prepared cake pan so that the swirled cut edge is facing upward. Allow the dough to rest for 1 hour.
Twenty minutes before baking
time, preheat the oven to 350 F.
Just before baking, mix
together sugar, orange zest, and almonds and sprinkle over the brioche. (I use sparkly sugar for this, but regular
granulate sugar works well too.) Bake until golden brown and well set in the
center, about 40 minutes or so.
Run a knife around the
inside of the pan to release the brioche while it is still hot. Invert it onto a serving dish. If you let it set too long, it will stick to
the pan and be difficult to run out.
Enjoy this warm!
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