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Oranais
Apricot custard pastry
Oranais (abricotine): French puff pastry square with pastry cream and two apricot halves
FrenchThe oranais, also called abricotine, is a French bakery pastry that is said to come from the city of Oran in Algeria, brought back by returning pieds-noirs in the 1960s, and it is now found in boulangeries all over France for breakfast and goûter. A square of puff or croissant dough has its corners folded over a spoonful of pastry cream and two apricot halves, so it looks like a pair of eyes. The common mistake is using wet canned apricots, which make the pastry soggy. Chef's tip: drain the apricots on kitchen paper and glaze them with warm apricot jam after baking for a jewel-like shine.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ lb all-butter puff pastry
- 7 oz crème pâtissièrechilled
- 16 apricot halves in syrupwell drained
- 1 eggbeaten
- 3 tbsp apricot jamwarmed and sieved
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Roll the 1 ⅛ lb all-butter puff pastry 3 mm thick and cut eight 11 cm squares. Put them on lined trays.
10 minStep 2: Pipe or spoon a line of 7 oz crème pâtissière diagonally across each square, from one corner to the opposite corner, and press two 16 apricot halves in syrup on top, cut side down, at each end of the line.
5 minStep 3: Brush the two bare corners with 1 egg and fold them over to meet in the middle between the apricots; press firmly so they stick. Chill 15 minutes.
5 minStep 4: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Brush the pastry with egg and bake for 18–20 minutes until puffed and deep golden.
20 minStep 5: Brush the apricots with the warm 3 tbsp apricot jam and cool on a rack.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does oranais take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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