5 Feb 2016
Strawberries are often referred to as the fruit of love. Some of the reasons are the strawberry's heart-shaped form, its sweetness and its vivid red color. This inspired us to prepare a recipe that combine this fruit to Belcolade chocolate that will come in handy for Valentine's day! This application is made using the following 3 recipes:
Croissant Dough
Ingredients:
- 1000 g of flour
- 100 g of fermented Dough
- 100 g of egg
- 250 g of Whole milk
- 250 g of water
- 20 g of salt
- 140 g of sugar
- 40 g of fresh Yeast
- 100 g of browned butter
- 650 g of Puratos Aristo Croissant
Working method:
- Mix all ingredients (except the fat for the folds) together 10 min. on the 1st speed and 3 min. on the 2nd speed.
- Let it proof during 30 min., give a flap and put in the fridge for the next day.
- Give 3 simple folds with Puratos Aristo Croissant.
- Roll it out to 5 mm and cut it in squares of 5 x 5 cm.
- Proof at 28 °C and bake it in a convection oven at 190 °C during ± 15-20 min.
Strawberry Creamy
Ingredients:
- 250 g of PatisFrance Starfruit Strawberry
- 30 g of granulated Sugar
- 75 g of egg Yolk
- 200 g of Belcolade Blanc Intense, X516/J or G
- 70 g of Belcolade Blanc Selection, X605/J or G
- 45 g of Belcolade Pure Prime Pressed Cocoa Butter
Working method:
- Make an English cream with the PatisFrance Starfruit Strawberry, sugar and egg yolks : Boil the PatisFrance Starfruit Strawberry add the sugar mixed with egg yolks and cook at 85 °C.
- Pass true a sieve onto the Belcolade Blanc Intense, Belcolade Blanc Selection and Belcolade PPP Cocoa Butter, and blend to create a good emulsion.
- Pour in half sphere of Ø 4,5 cm and let it crystallize at 4 °C.
- Then, freeze it.
Berries Glaze
Ingredients:
- 500 g of Puratos Miroir l’Original Neutral
- 70 g of Puratos Topfil Wild Berries
Working method:
- Mix all ingredients together, warm to 35-40 °C and apply on the frozen strawberry creamy.
- After the baked croissant dough has cooled down, sprinkle with icing sugar with sifter and dispose the frozen glazed strawberry creamy on the top in the center.
