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Hazelnut Cruffins

Hazelnut Cruffins

Delicious Hazelnut Cruffins combine flaky croissant layers with rich hazelnut cream, perfect for any occasion.
Prep Time 16 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Refrigeration Time 16 hours
Total Time 1 day 9 hours 22 minutes
Servings: 25 cruffins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Calories: 320

Ingredients
  

Dough Ingredients
  • 1000 g croissant dough
  • 30 g yeast
  • 200 g butter (82%)
  • 280 ml cold water
  • 60 g powdered milk
  • 25 g fine salt
  • 120 g sugar
  • 250 ml cold milk
  • 800 g whole milk
  • 2 g salt
  • 40 g tapioca flour
Filling Ingredients
  • 300 g Callebaut nuts - pure roasted hazelnut paste
  • 180 g caramel powder
  • 200 g cream (38%)
  • 180 g pasteurized egg yolks
  • 1 unit vanilla bean

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • Stand Mixer
  • Rolling Pin
  • metal molds
  • injector nozzle
  • thermomix
  • Oven
  • microplane grater

Method
 

Dough Preparation
  1. Mix everything except the yeast for 2 minutes on low speed.
  2. Add the yeast and knead for 6 minutes on medium speed.
  3. Shape the dough into a ball and let it rest covered for 20 minutes at room temperature.
  4. Roll out the dough to a size of 60cm x 40cm and refrigerate for 16 hours at 0°C.
  5. Incorporate a 500g sheet of 82% butter and perform 2 double folds in succession.
  6. Rest at 0°C for 60 minutes and roll out the dough to 0.35mm thickness.
  7. Cut rectangles of 15cm x 5cm and roll them into small tubes.
  8. Place 3 tubes into well-greased rectangular metal molds (14cm x 4cm).
  9. Ferment for 3 hours at 25°C and bake at 170°C for 22 minutes in a convection oven.
  10. Unmold and let cool at room temperature.
Filling Preparation
  1. Heat the milk with vanilla and salt to 60°C.
  2. Infuse for 2 hours.
  3. Meanwhile, mix the caramelized sugar powder with the starch.
  4. Strain the infusion and mix it with the sugar mixture.
  5. Add the egg yolks and heat to 90°C.
  6. Off the heat, add the cream and emulsify using a Thermomix.
  7. Cool to 3°C and mix in the hazelnut paste. Emulsify again until smooth.
  8. Using an injector nozzle, fill each cruffin with 30 grams of hazelnut cream followed by 5 grams of Callebaut hazelnut praline.
  9. Spray the cruffins with neutral glaze and grate toasted hazelnuts on top using a Microplane grater.
  10. Place hazelnut halves irregularly on the surface and lightly dust with ground cinnamon.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cruffinCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 7gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 400IUCalcium: 50mgIron: 1.5mg

Notes

For added flavor, ensure to let your dough rest adequately and consider sprinkling sea salt on top for enhanced contrast.

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