Couronne Brioche

I wanted to create a shareable filled brioche, multi texture with the dough, craquelin and pastry cream Cacao Powder Collection added value: The Légère 1% Cacao Powder does not add any unnecessary fats and helps getting a better volume on the dough. On the contrary, Extra Brute Cacao Powder is used for its high fat content to bring a nice texture. Tips: Do not overmix the brioche dough has it may develop too much volume and rip
Level:
Difficult
Makes:
5x18cm
Conservation:
Room temperature: advised; Refrigeration: not advised ;Freezing: possible

Brioche

Ingredients: Brioche

  • 1.1 lb
    bread flour
  • 0.5 oz
    DCP-01LEGER
  • 2.6 oz
    Whole milk
  • 8.8 oz
    whole eggs
  • 0.6 oz
    yeast
  • 0.4 oz
    salt
  • 2.1 oz
    sugar
  • 1.6 oz
    Levain
  • 7.1 oz
    butter

Preparation: Brioche

1 Combine all ingredients and mix 5 min at low speed then 6 min at medium speed.
2 Pre-shape.
3 For first fermentation, cover and allow to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
Rest overnight in a refrigerator.

Pastry Cream

Ingredients: Pastry Cream

  • 1.5 lb
    Whole milk
  • 1.5 oz
    Cornstarch
  • 3.2 oz
    sugar
  • 8.0 oz
    egg yolks
  • 1.2 oz
    DCP-22EXBRU
  • 3.5 oz
    CHM-P40GHA

Preparation: Pastry Cream

1 Bring the milk to a simmer.
2 Mix the cornstarch, sugar, cacao powder.
3 Add to the egg yolks.
4 Temper the egg yolk mix with warm milk.
5 Bring to a boil.
6 Pour over the chocolate.
7 Blend.

Craquelin

Ingredients: Craquelin

  • 5.5 oz
    butter
  • 6.2 oz
    raw sugar
  • 4.6 oz
    pastry flour
  • 0.1 oz
    corn starch
  • 0.6 oz
    hazelnut flour
  • 0.7 oz
    DCP-22EXBRU

Preparation: Craquelin

1 Soften the butter and sugar
2 Sift the other ingredients together and add to the butter
3 Once homogenious, roll to 1.6mm thickness

Glacage

Ingredients: Glacage

  • 0.6 oz
    gelatin powder
  • 72 ml
    Water #1
  • 175 ml
    Water #2
  • 3.9 oz
    DCP-22EXBRU
  • 4.4 oz
    Cream
  • 10.9 oz
    sugar
  • 1.8 oz
    glucose
  • 7.9 oz
    neutral glaze

Preparation: Glacage

1 Bloom the gelatin powder in water #1.
2 Bring the water, cacao powder, cream, glucose and sugar to a simmer.
3 Bring the ingredients to a boil and add the bloomed gelatin.
4 Add in the neutral glaze.
5 Blend, strain and refrigerate.
6 Use at 40°C.

Assembly

Divide the brioche into 200gr pieces.
Shape the brioche and place into a 18cm rings.
Proof for 1.5 hour at 27°C and 75% RH.
Cut and place the craquelin on top of the proofed brioche.
Fill the center with pastry cream.
Bake at 150°C for 25 mn.
Once cooled, glaze the pastry cream and dust with icing sugar.