By Maxime Rossetto

Recipe Strawberry cheesecake croissant

To make this dish

Ingredient list

  • Lievito Madre
    260 g Natural yeast starter (Mother starter)
    312 g T45 flour
    125 g water
  • First detrempe
    155 g T45 flour
    178 g water
    31 g dry yeast
  • Croissant dough
    1034 g T45 flour
    273 g water
    119 g milk
    143 g sugar
    36 g honey
    155 g Lescure Unsalted 250g butter Roll 82% fat
    24 g salt
    119 g first detrempe
    238 g Natural yeast starter (Mother starter)
    751 g Unsalted 1kg butter Sheet 84% fat
  • Rhubarb confit
    1000 g rhubarb
    300 g strawberry puree
    200 g water (1)
    380 g sugar
    22 g cornstarch
    22 g water (2)
    20 g 200 Bloom gelatine
  • Cheesecake
    1360 g cream cheese
    490 g sugar
    68 g Flour T65
    12 g salt
    450 g egg
    9 g vanilla paste
    1020 g Lescure UHT Cream 35% fat
  • Strawberry glaze
    400 g strawberry puree
    100 g Absolute cristal
  • Egg wash
    750 g egg
    375 g Fresh egg yolk
    150 g Lescure UHT Cream 35% fat
  • Assembly and finishing touches
    SQ strawberries
    SQ basil
    SQ Strawberry glaze

The recipe, step by step

  1. 01

    Lievito Madre

    Refresh the Madre dough with the flour and water at 35 °C and use it for the main dough.

  2. 02

    First detrempe

    Mélanger 20 minutes avant le mélange final.

  3. 03

    Croissant dough

    After mixing all the ingredients, with the water at a base temperature of 44 °C, into the dough, let it rise overnight at a refrigerated temperature of 2-3℃.

    Fold the dough and butter sheet into 1 x 3 and 1 x 4, then chill in a freezer at -7℃ for about 30 minutes.

    Roll out and shape to the final thickness.

    Let it rise at 27 °C for 2-3 hours.

  4. 04

    Rhubarb confit

    Boil strawberry puree, water①, sugar, and rhubarb.

    Mix the cornstarch and water② and add to the boiling rhubarb mixture while stirring.

    Add the hydrated gelatin.

  5. 05

    Cheesecake

    Add the ingredients to the mixing bowl in order and mix with a beater to remove any lumps.

    Divide the liquid ingredients and mix them while cleaning the walls in the middle.

    Holds 1,100g in a 25×30cm frame.

    Place on a hot pan and bake at 200℃ for 15 minutes.

    After completely cooling, cut into 5cm squares.

  6. 06

    Strawberry glaze

    Combine all the ingredients for the strawberry glaze and blend with a hand blender.

  7. 07

    Egg wash

    Blend all ingredients with a hand blender and strain through a fine sieve. Adjust the amount to suit your needs.

  8. 08

    Assembly and finishing touches

    Roll out the croissant dough to a final thickness of 3.6mm. Cut into 11×11cm squares / 70g.

    Let it rise and after brushing with egg wash, place the cheesecake on top and bake in a convection oven at 165℃ for 16-17 minutes.

    Cut 4-5 small strawberries in half, place on the Danish and spread with the glaze.

    Garnish with white micro flowers or micro basil.


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