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Ballons de Malmedy (ballon de Malmedy)

Small round, soft brioches filled with cherries, a speciality of the Malmedy area in the Ardennes. Best eaten warm, often at teatime or breakfast.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Pâte

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

825 kcal per serving

Protein
24.4 g
Carbohydrates
118.2 g
of which sugars
31.9 g
Fat
26.3 g
Fiber
6.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt, then add the egg and lukewarm milk and knead for 5 minutes.
  2. Work in the soft butter in pieces and knead for another 5 to 8 minutes until you have a smooth, elastic dough.
  3. Cover and leave to rise for 1 hour in a warm place until doubled in size.
  4. Knock back the dough and divide it into 8 equal balls.
  5. Flatten each ball, place 4 to 5 cherries in the centre, fold the dough around them and shape into a small, well-sealed ball.
  6. Arrange the balls on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
  7. Brush them with egg yolk and bake at 180 °C for 18 to 20 minutes until golden.
  8. Let them cool slightly and dust with icing sugar before serving.

Variations and tips

Mirabelle version. Replace the cherries with whole mirabelle plums, equally traditional in the region.

Using what's available. Cherries in syrup from a jar work very well; drain them thoroughly so the dough doesn't get soggy.

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