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Matcha Gianduja Croissants

  • An original recipe from Giambattista Montanari
  • Recipe calculated for 55 pieces
  • 3 completion stages
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Extra concentrated butter 99.9% fat - Sheet
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Matcha croissant dough

  • Dissolve the yeast in the cold milk.
  • Combine the two types of flour, the salt, sugar, matcha green tea, butter cut in cubes and the yeast/milk mixture on Speed 1 of the mixer for 5 minutes.
  • Knead on Speed 2 for 8 minutes.
  • Shape into a ball and let rise for 1 hour. Punch down, roll out into a rectangle and refrigerate overnight.
985 g plain flour (T55, approximately 11% protein) 985 g strong flour (T45, approximately 14% protein) 60 g matcha tea 75 g yeast 1015 g milk 35 g salt 1000 g Extra concentrated butter 99.9% fat – Sheet
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Milk chocolate hazelnut coating

  • Combine the solid milk chocolate at 29°C with the hazelnut paste and liquid butter. 
  • Mix then add the chopped hazelnuts.
1000 milk chocolate 46% 400 g hazelnut paste 100% 100 g Liquid clarified butter 99,9% fat 100 g
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Shaping and baking

  • Enclose the butter sheet in the matcha dough and perform 1 double turn.
  • Then give the dough 1 single turn and let rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough to a thickness of 2.5 mm and cut into triangles measuring 30 cm high by 12 cm at the base (75 g) and cut a notch in them.
  • Roll up the croissants.
  • Store in the freezer or let rise for 1¾ hr at 28°C.
  • Place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, then brush with egg wash.
  • Preheat the convection oven to 190°C then reduce the temperature and bake at 170°C or approximately 17 minutes.
  • Let cool and coat the croissants with the hazelnut coating at 25°C.
  • Let crystallise.
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