By Maxime Rossetto

Recipe Yuzu Matcha Swiss Bun

To make this dish

Ingredient list

  • Lievito Madre
    260 g Lievito Madre
    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 fermented dough
    238 g Lievito Madre
    751 g Unsalted 1kg butter Sheet 84% fat
  • Matcha Croissant Dough
    350 g croissant dough
    40 g matcha powder
    15 g water
  • Matcha Almond Cream
    600 g Lescure Unsalted 500g butter Roll 82% fat
    660 g icing sugar
    700 g almond powder
    440 g egg
    90 g cornstarch
    120 g matcha powder
    20 g salt
  • Yuzu confit
    500 g water
    700 g sugar
    2 pods vanilla
    500 g Yuzu peel
  • Matcha whipped ganache
    405 g white chocolate 38%
    18 g gelatine powder (200 Bloom)
    675 g Lescure UHT Cream 35% fat
    60 g matcha powder
    1575 g Lescure UHT Cream 35% fat
  • Egg wash
    750 g egg
    375 g egg yolks
    150 g Lescure UHT Cream 35% fat
  • Assembly and finishing touches
    SQ matcha powder
    SQ candied yuzu

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

    Mix 20 minutes before final mix.

  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 fold to the final thickness.

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

  4. 04

    Matcha Croissant Dough

    Make a paste by mixing matcha powder and water into the croissant dough (quantity not included in the recipe), then let it rest.

    After laminating the main dough, place it on top and roll it out to 28×40cm.

  5. 05

    Matcha Almond Cream

    Cream together the butter and sugar.

    Add the eggs and mix well so that they do not separate.

    Sift the powders and mix well.

  6. 06

    Yuzu confit

    Peel the yuzu and blanch it three times, changing it in cold water each time.

    Make a syrup with water and sugar, add the two vanilla beans and bring them to a boil.

    Add the blanched yuzu peel to the syrup and simmer over low heat.

    Soak the confit skins in syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.

  7. 07

    Matcha whipped ganache

    Heat 675 g of whipping cream to 80℃ and slowly mix in white chocolate.

    Add the matcha powder and the gelatin and emulsify well.

    Add 1575 g of cold whipping cream and mix well, then let it rest overnight before whipping and using.

  8. 08

    Egg wash

    Blend all ingredients with a hand blender and strain through a fine sieve.

    Adjust the amount to suit your needs.

  9. 09

    Assembly and finishing touches

    Roll out and cut the dough to produce a final piece measuring 6 x 24 cm and 3.6 mm thick per unit.

    Top with yuzu confit and 25 g of almond cream per piece.

    Shape into a Swiss bun and let rise for a second time at 26°C for 1 hour and half.

    Brush with egg wash and bake in a convection oven at 175℃ for 15-17 minutes.

    After cooling, fill with 40 g of matcha whipped ganache per piece.

    Garnish with matcha powder and cubed yuzu confit.


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