Black Forest Croissant

Black Forest Croissant
Difficult
Makes: 18 Yield
  • 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.
The croissant's alternated layers of colors from red to gold with bright cherry filling are pleasing to the eye and tastebuds.
Shelf life:
2 Days
Conservation:
Room temperature
Containing: 4 Components
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Demonstration video<span>Black Forest Croissant</span>
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Chocolate Croissant Dough

Ingredients

Preparation

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

Tools

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

Red Dough

Ingredients

  • 350 g
    bread flour
  • 54 g
    sugar
  • 7 g
    salt
  • 14 g
    fresh yeast
  • 178 g
    water
  • 17 g
    PDO Isigny Butter
  • 0.8 g
    Red 40 (Powdered Food Color)

Preparation

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

Tools

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

Cherry Confit

Ingredients

  • 400 g
    Boiron Dark Cherry Puree
  • 320 g
    sugar
  • 25 g
    Gellan Gum - Low Acyl

Preparation

  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

Tools

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

Assembly

Ingredients

Preparation

  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

Tools

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

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Submitted by Aires Reis on Sun, 02/05/2023 - 22:53

There is no cocao measurement but it clearly calls for it in the video

Submitted by Miranda K - Ch… on Mon, 02/06/2023 - 15:12

Hi, Aires. Thanks for catching that! We'll work on getting the recipe updated.
In them meantime, chef Romain used 50g of Cacao Barry Extra Brute cocoa powder for this size recipe.

Submitted by Miranda K - Ch… on Sun, 02/12/2023 - 14:30

Aires, we seem to have opened Pandora's recipe box here! Sorry to make you jump through a hoop, but if you'll fill out a contact form (click the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page, I can send you the recipe directly.