Ingredients
CROISSANT DOUGH
- Gruau Flour 500.0
- Water 235.0
- Salt 10.0
- Yeast 20.0
- Sugar 50.0
- Honey 20.0
- Levain 50.0
- Britany Puff Pastry Butter 35.0
- *Brittany Puff Pastry Butter ( Tourage ) 250.0
Lemon Curd
- Lemon juice 150.0
- Sugar ( 1 ) 150.0
- Butter 250.0
- Lemon Zest 15.0
- Eggs 300.0
- Sugar ( 2 ) 150.0
- Gelatin sheets 1.0
Italian Meringue
- Water 50.0
- Sugar ( 1 ) 200.0
- Egg White 100.0
- Sugar ( 2 ) 10.0
CROISSANT DOUGH
Mix All ingedients together for 10min speed 1 & 5min speed 2 ( except the Butter Puff Pastry for Tourage * )
The dough should be at 24C at the end of the mix.
Scale 1 Paton at 1kg150gr , shape round and let it rest for 30min
Flat the dough into a square shape and cool down for few hours in the fridge ( or 30min in a freezer to fasten the process )
Laminate the dough folowing 1 single fold & 1 double fold ( give a 30min rest in betwen each folds )
Once the dought is laminated and cold, cut 1/4 inch slices of laminated dough starting from the opposite of the folding direction ( Turn your dough 90 degrees after your last fold to get to the side part of your dough )
Lay down the slices of dough upside down on the top of you paton. Layered of butter visible from the top view
Laminate the dough to 3mm thickness and cut rectangles ( 1inch wide X 7inch Long ) This should give you 70gr dough per pieces and you need 15 pcs total )
Using stainless steel cup mold ( 3inch diameter X 2.5inch tall ), cover the side and bottom of the mold by rotating the dought around. Make sure the layered butter dough is facing up
Proof for 2hours at 24C / 70% Humidity ( it’s better to bake them underproof to get the best look of the layer )
Bake at 155C in a convection oven for 18min wihtout eggwash. Please make sure to place a tray on top of the mold to press down
Lemon Curd
Mix eggs and sugar ( 2 ) together until smooth and whithen color . Set aside
Mix together lemon juice, sugar, butter and zest in a pot. Bring to boil.
Once boilling, add the first mix, reduce the heat and cook for 5min
Add the gelatin sheet soften in cold water and mix with hand blender for 30 second
Fill in piping bags and set aside in a fridge until complete cool down
Italian Meringue
Mix water and sugar ( 1 ) in a pot and heat to 110C
While the syrop is heating, mix on high speed in the stand mixer egg white with Sugar ( 2 ) until it tripled the size
Once the syrop is at 110C, lower the speed on the stand mixer and poor the syrop in slowly.
Higher the speed and mix until the merignue cool down
Dispose in a piping bag ready to use
Assembly
Take one shell of the croissant swirl
Fill it with 70gr of lemon curd ( or to the top of the shell ) and smooth the surface using a spatula
Pipe a large drop of Italian meringue on top of the lemon curd to cover almost the entire filling
Using a torch burner, caramelize lightly the top of the meringue
The Chef's Signature Touch
To achieve the best shape, use the correct size cup mold (3" diameter) and roll only one layer of croissant dough around the edge. It’s crucial to place a tray on top while baking to prevent the bottom from rising.