CHOUX PASTRY
Ingrédients
Milk – 150g
Water – 150g
Salt – 6g
Sugar – 6g
Butter – 135g
Flour – 210g
Whole egg – 340g
In a pan, bring the milk, water, salt, sugar and butter to the boil.
Remove from the heat, add the flour and dry out.
Add the whole eggs a little at a time until the texture is smooth and even (note that the egg weight is a guide only and may vary).
Pipe the choux and petit choux onto a baking tray covered with a perforated silicone mat.
Bake in a fan-assisted oven at 180°C until golden.
CRAQUELIN
Ingrédients
Caster sugar – 150g
Butter – 150g
T45 Flour – 150g
Mix all the ingredients in the mixing bowl using the paddle.
Roll out between two sheets of baking paper to a thickness of 1.8mm.
Cut out 3cm diameter discs and place one on each choux bun.
MAKING THE PASTRY CREAM BASE
Ingrédients
Sugar – 125g
Whole eggs – 160g
Cornflour – 55g
Water – 100g
Mix the whole eggs with the sugar with a hand blender.
Add the water mixed with the cornflour.
Mix well.
Use immediately.
MAKING THE PASTRY CREAMS
Ingrédients
White peach puree – 200g
White peach puree after cooking – 150g
Mirabelle plum puree – 200g
Mirabelle plum puree after cooking – 175g
Guava puree – 200g
Guava puree after cooking – 55g
Strawberry puree – 200g
Strawberry puree after cooking – 80g
Kiwi puree – 200g
Kiwi puree after cooking – 75g
Weigh out the amount of base (220g) and the amount of puree indicated in a pan.
On a medium heat, bring to the boil and cook until glossy, smooth and runny, stirring vigorously with a whisk.
Remove from the heat and add the remaining puree (if indicated).
Pour into a suitable container and blend using a hand blender to refine the texture.
Cover with film and chill at 4°C for around 12 hours.
Smooth the cream before use.
FRUIT CONFIT
Ingrédients
Fruit puree – 200g
Caster sugar – 20g
NH Pectin – 2.5g
Heat the puree in a pan.
Add the previously mixed dry ingredients.
Bring to the boil and blend with a hand blender.
Cover with film and set aside in the fridge for 24 hours.
FRUIT GLAZE
Ingrédients
Frozen puree Les vergers Boiron – 150g
Slow set Pectin – 5g
Glucose – 12.5g
Caster sugar – 50g
Inverted sugar – 10g
Gelatin mass – 60g
Citric acid – 2.5g
Water – 2.5g
Heat the puree.
Add the glucose and inverted sugar.
Mix the sugar and pectin together and fold them into the hot mix.
Bring to the boil.
Next, add the gelatin mass and the water/acid solution.
Blend using a hand blender and set aside in the fridge.
Pipe some pastry cream and confit into each choux and petit choux.
Temper each glaze and ice each choux and petit choux with the glaze.
Decorate as you wish.
Thibault Marchand, a renowned pastry chef with a passion for challenges, has made his mark on the world of patisserie with his exceptional skills and competitive spirit.
With no less than 15 competitions under his belt at just 30 years old, Thibault Marchand loves a challenge, and is known for his determination and perfectionism.
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