CHOCRO-DONUT™ with chocolate custard

Created by

  • Patrick Aubrion - Chef and owner of chocolaterie/pâtisserie Aubrion Chocolates
level 3

There is no end to the pleasure you’ll give your customers with this delicious fusion of croissants and donuts. Mega crispy exterior meets a smooth and indulgent chocolate cream interior.

CHOCRO-DONUT™ with chocolate custard

Recipe components

Dough

IngredientsPreparation
  • 1000g
    flour
  • 30g
    butter
  • 100g
    melted butter
  • 100g
    granulated sugar
  • 20g
    salt
  • 550g
    water
  • 50g
    yeast

Knead until you obtain a smooth dough.
Add the water gradually.
Wrap well and put in the refrigerator for 3 hours at 5°C.

  • 600g
    butter sheets

Spread at 2/3 of the rolled out dough. Fold the dough in 3.
Twice-fold in 3 times and leave to rest for 2 hours in the refrigerator at 5°C. Fold once more in 3 parts and roll out at 10 mm. Cut into 5 cm diameter circles. Also cut a circle in the middle of 2 cm diameter. Keep cool at 5°C.

Leave to rise in the proofer. Deep-fry the dough in grapeseed oil for 4 minutes at 190°C.

Chocolate custard

IngredientsPreparation
  • 472g
    Whole milk

Heat.

  • 62g
    granulated sugar
  • 95g
    egg yolks
  • 17g
    corn starch

Beat together.
Pour the hot milk on the egg mixture and bring to a boil.

Pour the milk-egg mixture on the chocolate and mix well.

Put in the refrigerator for 4 hours at 5°C.