Name: Chocolate-Filled Croissant Cubes
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 9 h 49 min
Yield: Makes 8–10 croissant cubes
Ingredients: Or 3 ⅓ oz. (95 g) bittersweet chocolate, 60 percent cocoa; ⅓ cup (2 ½ oz./70 g) granulated sugar; 1 egg yolk (to brush the top of the croissants); 6 cups (1 ⅓ lb./600 g) all-purpose flour; ¾ cup (200 ml) very cold water; ⅖ oz. (12 g) fresh (compressed) yeast; 2 teaspoons (⅓ oz./10 g) salt; 2 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon (⅓ oz./10 g) cornstarch; 2 ½ tablespoons (1 oz./30 g) granulated sugar; 2 ⅘ sticks (11 ¼ oz./320 g) butter, well chilled; Scant ¼ cup (50 ml) whipping cream; 3 oz. (85 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons (220 ml) whole milk

Preparation info

Makes
8–10
croissant cubes

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
10 hr

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

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Ingredients

Croissant dough

6 cups (1 ⅓ lb./600 g) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons (⅓

Method

Prepare the croissant dough. When the dough is ready, chill it for 1 hour before rolling it out.

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