# Brioche au Citron

Soft, fluffy brioche buns filled with a creamy lemon filling – fresh, delicate, and elegant.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 250 g flour
- 40 g sugar
- 1 tsp dry yeast
- 120 ml milk, lukewarm
- 40 g butter, soft
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 1.5 tsp milk
- 150 ml milk
- 40 g sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 15 g cornstarch
- 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 zest of lemon
- 10 g butter
- 100 g powdered sugar
- 1.75 tbsp lemon juice
- powdered sugar for dusting

## Instructions

1. Mix flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
2. Add milk, egg, and butter, then knead into a smooth dough (8–10 minutes).
3. Cover and let rise for 60–90 minutes.
4. Divide into 10 pieces (approx. 50 g each), shape into balls, then slightly oval.
5. Place on a baking tray, let rise again for 15–20 minutes, then brush with egg yolk-milk mixture.
6. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 18–22 minutes until golden.
7. Let cool completely.
8. For the filling, heat milk.
9. Mix egg yolk, sugar, and cornstarch, add hot milk, and cook until thick.
10. Stir in lemon juice, zest, and butter.
11. Cover directly with plastic wrap and let cool, then mix until smooth.
12. Make a small hole on the side of each bun and fill with the lemon cream.
13. Mix powdered sugar with lemon juice to a thick glaze, pipe lines over the buns, and dust lightly with powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- baking tray
- plastic wrap

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRsAUTSV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/99dfd957-be0a-4743-9122-a536c8e0cde4
- Extracted: 2026-05-09

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