Easter Nest Croissant
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For this bicolor croissant, my goal was simple: create something indulgent and comforting. A silky gianduja cream, a soft brownie center, and a few crispy hazelnut eggs to bring the Easter spirit. A viennoiserie designed to bring joy through honest flavors and playful textures—just pure, straightforward gourmandise.
- Level:
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Medium
- Makes:
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40 Units
- Shelf life:
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1 - 2 Days
- Conservation:
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Room Temperature
Croissant Dough
Ingredients: Croissant Dough
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14.1 ozflour T65
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3.5 ozflour T45
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0.3 ozsalt
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1.8 ozcaster sugar
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0.3 ozinvert sugar
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0.7 ozfresh yeast
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7.1 ozcold water
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3.5 ozcold milk
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2.2 oz82% butter
Preparation: Croissant Dough
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In the mixer with the dough hook attachment, combine the flours, sugars, salt, fresh yeast, cold water (4°C), cold milk (4°C), and butter.
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Knead on speed 2 for about 8 minutes.
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Let rise at room temperature for 30 minutes.
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Fold it over itself, cover the surface directly with cling film, and freeze for 1 hour to stope the fermentation.
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Place in the chiller for 12 hours (slow fermentation).
Cocoa Croissant Dough
Ingredients: Cocoa Croissant Dough
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7.8 ozflour T65
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0.7 ozflour T45
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0.1 ozsalt
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0.9 ozcaster sugar
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0.1 ozinvert sugar
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0.4 ozfresh yeast
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3.5 ozcold water
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1.8 ozcold milk
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1.1 ozButter 82%
Preparation: Cocoa Croissant Dough
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In the mixer with the dough hook attachment, combine the flours, sugars, salt, fresh yeast, cold water (4°C), cold milk (4°C), and butter (a).
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Knead on speed 2 for about 8 minutes.
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Let rise at room temperature for 30 minutes.
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Fold it over itself, cover the surface directly with cling film, and freeze for 1 hour to stope the fermentation.
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Place in the chiller for 12 hours (slow fermentation).
Bicolor Croissant
Ingredients: Bicolor Croissant
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2.1 lbCroissant dough
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1.0 lbCocoa croissant dough
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12.3 ozButter 82%
Preparation: Bicolor Croissant
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The following day, roll out the croissant dough and place the butter (b) in the center.
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Fold the dough on the sides over the butter, so the dough seals it in like an envelope. Then completely enclose it.
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Give a double turn, leave to rest for 30 minutes, and finish with a single turn.
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Place the cocoa croissant dough on top of the croissant dough.
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Roll out the dough to 3.5mm thick.
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Cut into rectangle of 26x5cm and roll them up on themselves towards the tip into a croissant shape.
Gianduja Cream
Ingredients: Gianduja Cream
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8.8 ozmilk
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3.1 ozcream
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0.9 ozcorn starch
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0.3 ozflour T45
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0.9 ozwhole eggs
Preparation: Gianduja Cream
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Boil 450g milk with sugar and vanilla.
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Mix starch, flour, egg, and 50g cold milk separately.
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Combine and bring to a boil for 2 minutes.
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Add chocolate and mix until smooth and cooled. Store in fridge
Gianduja Brownies
Ingredients: Gianduja Brownies
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8.5 ozButter 82%
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7.9 ozwhole eggs
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8.5 ozbrown sugar
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4.8 ozflour T45
Preparation: Gianduja Brownies
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Melt chocolate and butter.
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Whip eggs with brown sugar until fluffy.
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Combine mixtures and fold in sifted flour.
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Pour into a 32x32cm by 1cm height silicone molds
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Bake it at 170C for 7-8 minutes.
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Then freeze it.
Crunchy Hazelnut Praline
Ingredients: Crunchy Hazelnut Praline
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4.6 grsalt
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3.5 ozBIG-PF-3EFBO
Preparation: Crunchy Hazelnut Praline
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Melt and tempered the chocolate.
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Add the praline with the salt and mix well.
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Add the Pailleté Feuilletine.
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Spread inside the egg shells already molded with the milk chocolate and let it set.
Assembly
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Pipe the gianduja cream using a plain nozzle of 8mm, on the rectangle of bicolor croissant. And close it.
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Put it into a tarte ring of 10cm diameter,
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In the center of it place a disc of the gianduja brownies.
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Set to proof at 26°C for 2 hours.
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Bake it at 150C for 23-25 minutes.
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Pipe some gianduja cream in the center and on top of it place 7 half Easter eggs.
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