Raisin Brioche Pastries (Pains aux Raisins)

Name: Raisin Brioche Pastries (Pains aux Raisins)
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 11
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apricot preserves; 567 grams cold Brioche Dough; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 3 larges egg yolks; 237 milliliters raisins; 79 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 237 milliliters boiling-hot water; 2 Tbsps water; 237 milliliters whole milk

Raisin Brioche Pastries (Pains aux Raisins) requires approximately 25 hours from start to finish. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 323 calories, 8g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe serves 11. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of sugar, milk, egg yolks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Make brioche dough the day before making pastry and chill.

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Brioche

Dough

Just before making pastry cream, soak raisins in boiling-hot water until softened, about 10 minutes.

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Pastry Cream

Raisins

Water

Drain, pressing out excess liquid, and cool to room temperature.

Bring milk to a simmer in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan.

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Milk

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Sauce Pan

Whisk together yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl and gradually whisk in hot milk. Return mixture to pan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until mixture begins to boil. Simmer, stirring, until thickened and smooth, about 3 minutes.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Egg Yolk

Milk

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

Bowl

Frying Pan

Transfer to a clean bowl and stir in vanilla and butter. Cover surface with plastic wrap and cool to room temperature.

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Vanilla

Butter

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Roll out brioche dough on a well-floured surface into an 18- by 11-inch rectangle with a short side toward you.

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Brioche

Dough

Roll

Spread pastry cream evenly over dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border at top edge.

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Pastry Cream

Spread

Dough

Sprinkle raisins evenly over cream.

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Raisins

Cream

Roll up dough, starting from bottom, to make a log 11 inches long and about 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Moisten top edge with water and press to seal closed.

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Dough

Water

Roll

Transfer to a cutting board or baking sheet and cover loosely with plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Cutting Board

Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Chill until firm, about 1 hour.

Cut chilled log into 11 (1-inch-thick) rounds and arrange about 2 inches apart on 2 buttered baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Let pastries rise in a warm place, uncovered, 1 hour. (They will increase slightly in size and feel very tender to the touch.)

While pastries are rising, preheat oven to 425°F.

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Oven

Bake in batches in middle of oven until tops are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer pastries to a rack.

Simmer preserves and water, stirring, 1 minute.

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Preserves

Water

Pour through a sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids.

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Sieve

Bowl

Brush glaze onto pastries.

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Glaze

·Uncut log can be chilled overnight if desired.·Pains aux raisins can be frozen 1 month, thawed, and reheated in a 350°F oven. However, the pastries really are best when eaten the day they are made.

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Raisins

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Oven