Part 1: Cocoa Craquelin
Ingredients
Method- 500g Unsalted butter
- 500g Demerara sugar
- 470g All purpose flour
- 30g deZaan True Dark Cocoa powder
- Place all ingredients in mixer and paddle until combined.
- Roll out on dough sheeter to 3.5 mm between silpats.
- Reserve in freezer, punch out discs when cold
Part 2: Cocoa Choux Pastry
Ingredients
Method- 150g Butter
- 35g Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 200g AP flour
- 6 ea Eggs
- 30g deZaan True Dark cocoa powder
- In a large, deep pot, bring water, sugar and a salt to a boil
- Whisk in flour and Cocoa Powder Very important stirring in the flour to avoid flour lumps.
- Cook on low/medium heat until mixture pulls away from bottom of pan.
- Dough, should be very dry, remove from heat and transfer to mixer, paddle in eggs in three increments. (you may not need to use all the eggs)
- Scrape down bowl, spread on tray lined with silpat, cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
- Pipe choux to desired shape/size. Cover with craquelin should be larger than the diameter of the choux bun.
- Set Rational Combi to 350 F/ 180 C half steam/bake, 1 moisture level, fan 2. Bake for 20 minutes
- Change bake setting to no steam, without opening door, bake for another 20 minutes.
- Crack the oven door, and dry for another 10 minutes.
- When completely cool, can be frozen in sealed plastic bags.
Part 3: Assembly
Method- Using large pastry tip, make large hole in base of chouquette.
- Fill halfway with namelaka, place whole maraschino cherry inside, then fill with more namelaka.
- Using fluted tip, pipe small rosette on base of chouquette.
- Dust with Crimson Red Cocoa powder, finish with feuilltine flakes, fresh cherry halves, Sicilian pistachios and chocolate garnish.
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