Black Brioche

[bbtoronto]

I ran across a reference to black brioche and my Google-fu is sadly lacking. Does anyone have a recipe to share?

[Badiane]

I suspect that black brioche isn't actually a thing you can make, but rather some regular brioche crumbs treated with something to make them black, like charcoal or some such.

I would email the chef at the restaurant. He has a website. Or email the pastry chef, he's probably the one who has to make it.

[MiraUncut]

Is it maybe "colored" with squid ink? I'm guessing the rest is a normal brioche recipe.

Edited January 15, 2012 by MiraUncut (log)

[Badiane]

That's a great idea...I wonder if it alters the taste at all.

[Mette]

It may be dyed with roasted malt powder - used in bread to make it look darker. Link to danish websiteclick don't know whst it is in English, but it adds lots of colour and a bit of bitterness

[SniderJW1263]

I would think it's made with black flour... essentially burned flour. I've done this with puff dough and achieved really nice results. You don't have to add a lot of it to get a really nice dark color, and interesting flavor.