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Expression

ÉCLAIR SO'CHOC 

Complexity level  

For 40 éclairs

Composition

  • Almond and Hazelnut Crumble
  • Pate À Choux
  • Crèmeux So'Choc
  • So'Choc Fondant
1 Almond and Hazelnut Crumble
Ingredients
  • Cold butter 180 g
  • Hazelnut powder 100 g
  • Almond powder 100 g
  • Caster sugar 200 g
  • Flour 240 g
  • Salt 6 g
Preparation
  • Mix all the ingredients in a mixer using a sheet of paper until completely smooth.
  • Roll out the dough into 2 mm rounds and chill.
  • Once the dough has cooled, cut into rectangles the same size as the éclairs, and chill until ready to use on the choux pastry.
2 Pâte à Choux
Ingredients
  • Whole milk 250 g
  • Water 250 g
  • Butter 200 g
  • Salt 10 g
  • Caster sugar 10 g
  • Flour 300 g
  • Whole eggs 450 g
Preparation
  • Mix the whole milk, water, butter, salt and sugar and bring to a boil.
  • Remove from the heat, add the flour and allow to dry for a few minutes.
  • Put the mixture in a mixer and add the eggs a little at a time
  • Arrange the éclairs on Silpain sheets and top with the crumble crumbs
  • Bake in a fan-assisted oven at 180°C for approx. 30 min.
3 Crémeux So'Choc
Ingredients
  • Whole milk 1600 g
  • Vanilla pod 2 pc
  • Egg yolk 320 g
  • Caster sugar 200 g
  • Glucose 200 g
Preparation
  • Heat the milk with the vanilla and glucose until it boils.
  • Mix the egg yolks with the caster sugar and stir into the boiling whole milk.
  • Poach at 85°C and pour through a chinois over the So’Choc chocolate
  • Blend with a hand blender, cover with cling film and set aside at 4°C for at least 12 hours before use.
4 So'Choc Fondant
Ingredients
  • White fondant 500 g
  • Glucose 50 g
  • Water (according to aspect) 10 g
Preparation
  • Heat the fondant with the glucose to 38°C.
  • Add chocolate and water according to desired viscosity and adjust temperature to 38°C.
  • Use the fondant directly to glaze the éclairs.

Created by Stéphane Leroux

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