Coffee Croissant - match made in heaven
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Everyone knows coffee and croissants go well together, in fact, they are even better if coffee is made INTO croissants. This formula is very similar to the matcha one [3] I made earlier, filling is chocolate instead of red bean paste, and espresso powder instead of matcha powder.
Coffee Croissant with Sourdough Starter(Adapted from ABAP)
Note: for details and tips on making croissants, please see this post [4] & this post [5].
Note: this recipe makes about 12 large danishes.
-levain
starter (100%), 35g
water, 59g
bread flour, 105g
1. mix and leave at room temp for 12 hours.
-final dough
bread flour, 422g
water, 148g
milk, 128g
sugar, 68g
salt, 10g
instant yeast, 7g
butter, 21g, softened
espresso powder, 12g
levain, all
roll-in butter, 287g
1. Mix everything but the rolling butter, knead until medium gluten developement. Then follow the steps here [4].
Coffee, buttery laminated dough, chocolate filling, the fragrance alone is unbelievable. Makes anyone a morning person.
I have been "criticized" for cutting a croissant. "They" say a croissant must be torn into with bare hands, so, here we go. Tearing or cutting, a well made honeycomb crumb and a shattering crispy shell are revealed euqually well.
The most important thing is that: it's insanely delicious.