Black Forest Croissant

  • Good to go
  • Good for freezing
The croissant's alternated layers of colors from red to gold with bright cherry filling are pleasing to the eye and tastebuds.
Level:
Difficult
Makes:
18 Yield
Shelf life:
2 Days
Conservation:
Room temperature
Demonstration video<span>Black Forest Croissant</span>

Chocolate Croissant Dough

Ingredients: Chocolate Croissant Dough

Preparation: Chocolate Croissant Dough

  1. Planetary Mixer: 3 minutes S1 + 8 minutes S2
  2. Resting: Overnight in chiller

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  • Knife
  • Sheet Tray
  • Cutting board
  • Plastic wrap
  • Dough sheeter
  • Stand Mixer
  • Dough Hook Attachment

Red Dough

Ingredients: Red Dough

  • 12.3 oz
    bread flour
  • 1.9 oz
    sugar
  • 0.2 oz
    salt
  • 0.5 oz
    fresh yeast
  • 6.3 oz
    water
  • 0.6 oz
    PDO Isigny Butter
  • 12.3 gr
    Red 40 (Powdered Food Color)

Preparation: Red Dough

  1. Planetary Mixer: 3 minutes S1 + 8 minutes S2
  2. Resting: Overnight in chiller

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  • Knife
  • Sheet Tray
  • Cutting board
  • Plastic wrap
  • Dough sheeter
  • Stand Mixer
  • Dough Hook Attachment

Cherry Confit

Ingredients: Cherry Confit

  • 14.1 oz
    Boiron Dark Cherry Puree
  • 11.3 oz
    sugar
  • 0.9 oz
    Gellan Gum - Low Acyl

Preparation: Cherry Confit

  1. Warm dark cherry puree to 45 degrees celsius
  2. Dry mix sugar and gellan gum
  3. When puree reaches 45 degrees celsius add the sugar mixture
  4. Cool down on a tray, place it in blast freezer
  5. Portion out rectangular "baton" shapes the same size as the chocolate baton

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  • Saucepan
  • Silicon mat
  • Whisk
  • Knife
  • Offset spatula
  • Sheet Tray
  • Infrared Thermometer
  • Cutting board
  • Rubber Spatula

Assembly

Preparation: Assembly

  1. Planetary Mixer: 3 minutes S1 + 8 minutes S2
  2. Dividing: 1890g Chocolate Dough and 640g Red Dough
  3. Resting: Overnight in chiller
  4. Folding: Add 500g of PDO Isigny Butter into the Chocolate Dough, Double Fold, Rest 30 Minutes in a chiller, Single Fold
  5. Shaping: Before final shaping add the red dough on top, then sheet down to 5mm thick, Portion into a chocolate croissant, Add 1 baton of cherry confit and 1 baton of chocolate
  6. Proofing: 130 minutes at 25C and 85% RH
  7. Baking: 170C for 20 minutes

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  • Knife
  • Sheet Tray
  • Cutting board
  • Plastic wrap
  • Dough sheeter
  • Stand Mixer
  • Dough Hook Attachment