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Brioche al cacao

Original in Italian

Flavia Imperatore · misya.info · 2026 · 5-6 brioche

Against 217 brioche recipes

Less egg than 81% of recipes and less salt than 77%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 217 brioche recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less egg than 81% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Less salt than 77% of recipes: 0.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, under a third as much.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 36%.
Butter: 24%, 25th percentileEgg: 22%, 17th percentileSugar: 18%, 72nd percentileMilk or water: 34%, 65th percentileSalt: 0.1%, 17th percentileYeast: 1.1%, 30th percentileButterEggSugarMilk orwaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 450 gr di farina 0 forte (12-13 gr di proteine)450 g
  • 50 gr di cacao amaro50 g
  • 15 gr di lievito di birra fresco (o 5 gr di quello secco)15 g
  • 50 ml di panna fresca≈ 50 g
  • 2 uova≈ 100 g
  • 80 gr di zucchero80 g
  • 1 pizzico di sale≈ 0.4 g
  • 80 gr di burro80 g
  • 150 gr di cioccolato fondente150 g
  • 100 ml di panna fresca≈ 101 g
  • 30 gr di burro30 g
  • nocciolata bianca (opzionale)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 200 ml di latte + altro per spennellare≈ 206 g

flour 450 gbatter 1106 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 217 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter24% · 25th percentile
  • Egg22% · 17th percentile
  • Sugar18% · 72nd percentile
  • Milk or water34% · 65th percentile
  • Salt0.1% · 17th percentile
  • Yeast1.1% · 30th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
15 to 20 minutes
median 30 minutes

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