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Cuchaule
Round Fribourg saffron bread enriched with milk and butter, glazed with egg yolk and marked with a diamond crust.
About Cuchaule
Cuchaule AOP is the round saffron bread of Switzerland's canton of Fribourg, closely associated with the Bénichon harvest feast. This profile follows the Region of Fribourg's published formula of wheat flour, milk, butter, sugar, salt, yeast, saffron and egg yolk.
Saffron gives the enriched crumb a warm floral aroma and distinctive golden character. Milk, butter and sugar bring gentle richness and sweetness, while salt and yeast keep the loaf recognisably bread-like rather than cake-like.
The loaf is round and amber-brown with a hand-cut diamond pattern across its glossy egg-washed crust. Inside, the crumb is soft, fine and golden-yellow, with a light brioche-like structure.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cuchaule
Fribourg Region's Saffron Cuchaule AOP.
- White wheat flourSoft enriched bread structure
- MilkDough hydration and dairy richness
- ButterTender rich crumb
- SugarGentle sweetness
- SaltBalances the dough
- SaffronGolden colour and floral aroma
- Fresh yeastFermentation and lift
- Egg yolkGlossy saffron-tinted crust
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- White wheat flour: . The recipe names white flour and the AOP specification confirms 100% wheat flour
- Milk:
- Butter:
- Sugar:
- Salt:
- Saffron:
- Fresh yeast: . Fresh baker's yeast maps to the established yeast route
- Egg yolk:
Origins & food traditions
The Region of Fribourg identifies Cuchaule AOP as a Fribourg brioche bread served for Bénichon and supplies the complete saffron formula selected here. The Swiss PDO-PGI Association independently confirms its protected geographical identity, defining ingredients and characteristic round, diamond-scored form.
Countries
- Switzerland
- SwitzerlandCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Swiss Cuisine
- Fribourg Cuisine
- Swiss CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.