Saw a tempting brioche recipe in Nadji’s Saveurs et Gourmandises (I call her the Queen of brioches and desserts of all stripes); anyway, the recipe appealed to me because it used fresh mandarin juice in the batter.
I added some orange rind and orange blossom water to the batter and stuffed the brioche with fig jam Lebanese-style (made with dried figs and sesame).
For a traditional fig jam recipe with walnuts, sesame seeds and anise, click here.
The rolls are very soft and fluffy.
INGREDIENTS: Makes 12 rolls
- All-purpose flour (500 g. or 1 pound and 5 tablespoons)
- 1 large egg (+1 egg yolk to brush on the rolls)
- 3 mandarin, orange, clementine, juiced (130 ml or 2/3 cup)
- 2/3 cup of warm water (130 ml)
- Rind of one orange
- Orange blossom water (1/4 cup or as needed)
- Dry milk powder (80 g. or 2.8 ounces)
- 1 1/4 teaspoon of dry yeast (9 g.)
- Sugar (50 g. or 2.5oz.)
- Butter (50 g. or 4 tablespoons), softened at room temperature
- Salt (1 teaspoon)
- Fig jam (1 cup or 180 g.)
- Sesame seeds (1/4 cup or 30 g.)
METHOD:
- Place the flour, salt, sugar and dry milk powder in the bowl of a food processor; mix for a few seconds till combined well.
- Proof the yeast in a small bowl with the warm water and a pinch of sugar. Let it proof for a few minutes; meanwhile, juice the orange or the mandarin and fill a measuring jug with the collected juice; add some orange blossom water and some water to make 2/3 cup.
- Pour the proofed yeast and the citrus juice in the feed tube and run the machine; pour the egg into the batter and the butter in small chunks. The dough will be sticky. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and keep in a warm place until it doubles in size, overnight if you like.
- When the dough has risen, punch it down to deflate the little gas bubbles and knead it briefly, adding a dash of flour or cornstarch to keep it from being too sticky. Divide the dough into equal-sized balls (80 g. or 2.8 ounces). Take each ball and flatten it into a small rectangle; place a good tablespoon of fig jam onto the dough. Pinch it to enclose the jam and roll it into a long sausage. Coil it onto itself and place it on a paper or silpat-lined baking sheet. Brush with an egg yolk and sprinkle with some toasted sesame seeds.
- Bake in a 375F oven for about 15 minutes or until the rolls are golden and dry and firm. Serve.
34 Comments
I can almost taste them. What a great combo. I bet these would taste great with a date filling too.
These rolls look fantastic – a bit sweet but not too sweet. And I’m always looking for ways to use up this bottle of orange flower water that is lurking in my kitchen!
Oh boy do these rolls look comforting! I can imagine biting into these soft pastries and tasting that sweet fig jam. I like that you added orange blossom water, it must add a nice touch of essence.
Those are gorgeous! With orange blossom water? Whoa!
These fig rolls are beautiful! Book marked and must try soon.
Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe Joumana, I love orange , mandarin, clementine, what a great combo!!! have a lovely weekend…
THose must be divine!
Cheers,
Rosa
OMG, the fig filling must be delicious. And I love orange blossom water in doughs, like in the Spanish roscón de Reyes.
Tes brioches sont très belles et garnis de figues, ça doit être excellent!
Joumana these have all my favorite things in them… how can they not be glorious. Genius to add orange flower water… I can imagine it does spectacular things to figs.
Gorgeous fig rolls,sooooooo inviting..
Love the idea of using fig jams in rolls. Looks divine!
Jumana, I’m drooling!!! I love those rolls with the date stuffing!!!
Bonjour Joumana, me faire rouler par une telle gourmandise n’est pas pour me déplaire. Bisous et passe une belle fin de semaine
Nadji is definitely “Queen of brioches”…love the touch of orange,these are wonderful!
Joumana,
thank you for stopping by. I often discover such great treasures on the net just by chance. I had a friend who lived in Beirut for 2 years a long time ago.
I am from Serbia, Belgrade the capital city, but the recipes from Croatia and Serbia are very similar especially the sweets. There are some fabulous blogs from Croatia and Serbia on my blog roll that are in English
http://dalmatiagourmande.blogspot.com/
http://asweetgreen.blogspot.com/
http://palachinkablog.com/
http://cafechocolada.blogspot.com/
and many more
looking forward to discovering your cuisine
Absolutely delicious, I have to make these rolls, thanks for a wonderful recipe!!
Hmm, those flavors sound SO delicious. And your take on the fig rolls looks delicious.
j’essaierai bien avec du jus de yuzu !!pierre
Nadji’s blog is a delight, I agree.
These rolls are lovely, Joumana. I must confess I am not overly fond of figs, but imagine I could substitute another jam…it’s the rolls that are divine. Such a lovely crumb!
I am sure these tasted wonderful. I love figs so much and last week I bought some dried Kalamata figs which are wonderful. I can’t wait for August to get some fresh figs to make some jam, so I will have this recipe in mind.
This sounds so mouth-watering, I love figs in any form and I’m sure they are just perfect in these beautiful rolls.
These look delicious
Ah! This looks amazing. Oh Joumana you always make me hungry. I love figs so this is right up my alley
Joumana mon amie, heureuse que tu aies apprécié cette version de brioche.
Je note ta version qui me plait beaucoup.
Bon dimanche et à très bientôt.
These look stunning Joumana!
You’ve got all the good things I like in these roll and the dough looks fab!
mmmm mmmm love the idea of the mandarin juice AND the orange blossom water. these look amazing! i need to try making them when fasting is over.
I made these yesterday (with a slight change, dates instead of figs) because my neighbor said she wanted to come over for a “cup of coffee,” since I live in Ramallah this happens often and I always like to make something that goes well coffee or tea and this was PERFECT! Thank you so very much.
@Doua: So happy you liked them! They were gone in my house too, that day!
Wow a citrus juice in the dough? That is unusual. And a fig filling is perfect!!!! They look amazing!
This looks insanely good! I love the combination of fig and orange as one of my best friends used to bring us this exact jam from Croatia. I bet it’s lovely all wrapped up in brioche!
These look amazing, so professional!
Wow, I got a little overzealous at the 99¢ Store when I found Turkish figs and now I have 5 packs to use up! These look marvelous!