APRICOT BRIOCHE

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When toasted and buttered this delicately flavoured bread is a breakfast in itself

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Afternoon tea, Breakfast, Brunch, Side dish, Snack, Treat

Time 16h

Yield Makes 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

375g strong white flour
50g caster sugar
7g sachet fast-action yeast
2 tsp salt
100ml milk
4 eggs
175g butter , softened
140g dried apricots , diced

Steps:

In a mixer or large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, yeast and salt, then add the milk and 3 of the eggs and continue mixing to make a smooth dough - 5 mins in the mixer or 8 mins by hand. Add the softened butter and mix for a further 5 mins in a mixer or 10 mins by hand. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and leave in the fridge overnight. Your dough will then be stiff and easy to shape.
Grease 2 x 500g bread tins, then divide the dough into about 16 pieces and prod some apricots into each piece. Seal them up and shape into little balls. Place the balls in a tin in sequences of 2 until the tin is full. It should take no more than 8 pieces to fill each tin. Leave the brioche for 3 hrs to prove until doubled in size.
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Brush with 1 beaten egg and bake for 20 mins until golden brown and the loaves sound hollow when tapped underneath. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 216 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium