Mona de Tuixén, Easter brioche with hard-boiled eggs
A Catalan-style Easter brioche, filled with hard-boiled eggs placed on top of the dough, decorated with a dough cross on each egg, then baked and finished…
The “mona” is a traditional Catalan brioche, typically given as a gift during Easter. It is made with hard-boiled eggs placed on top of the dough before baking.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time45 min
- Total1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodOven baking
- Estimated cost$4.39 $0.55 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.26
- $0.65
- $1.20
- $1.20
- $0.08
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- In the bread dough, add the bacon, eggs, and sugar. ≈ 3 min
- Arrange a number of hard-boiled eggs on top, equal to the child’s age if they are young. ≈ 3 min
- To decorate, make a cross shape out of dough on each egg. ≈ 2 min
- Place the Mona in the oven, preferably in a wood-fired oven or a basic stove.
- Once cooked, remove it from the oven and add the sweets to your liking.
The bill
Mona de Tuixén, Easter brioche with hard-boiled eggs
- Bread dough$1.26
- pig fat$0.65
- egg$1.20
- hard-boiled eggs$1.20
- sugar$0.08
Total$4.39
that's $0.55 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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