Pear & Almond Swirl

Making the recipe

Makes 50 pieces

  • TROCADERO ALMOND SPONGE

    Ingrédients

    Equal parts icing sugar and raw almond powder – 718g
    Starch – 50g
    Egg whites – 238g
    Egg yolks – 157g
    Melted butter – 274g
    Egg whites – 238g
    Caster sugar – 133g

    Mix the icing sugar/almond powder mixture with the starch, add 1
    lot of egg whites and the yolks.
    Whisk the 2nd lot of egg whites with the caster sugar and fold into the previous mixture.
    Add the melted butter, roll out to 1200 g thick and bake at 165°C for approx. 12 mins.

  • ALMOND CREMEUX

    Ingrédients

    Single cream – 310g
    Milk – 312g
    Egg yolks – 110g
    Gelatin powder – 6g
    Water – 36g
    Blond chocolate – 220g
    White chocolate – 167g
    Roasted almond puree – 93g

    Heat the cream and milk without boiling and add the egg yolks.
    Cook at 82°C, add the soaked gelatin and pour over the chocolates and the almond puree.
    Mix, cool to 30°C and pour over a sheet of sponge to a thickness of 1150 g.
    Freeze and cut into 4×4 cm squares.

  • PEAR COMPOTE

    Ingrédients

    Pear puree Les vergers Boiron – 800g
    Quince puree Les vergers Boiron – 60g
    Vanilla – 3 pods
    Caster sugar – 64g
    Pectin 325NH95 – 14g
    Williamine pear liquor – 16g

    Heat the purees together, add the sugar and pectin, bring to the boil and cool to 4°C.
    Mix and mold into “4 cm mini stone Silikomart molds” at 15 g per
    piece.

  • ALMOND CRISP

    Ingrédients

    Almond crumble (4 x 25%) – 310g
    Chopped toasted almonds – 312g
    Feuilletine – 110g
    46% milk chocolate – 6g
    Macadamia praline – 36g
    Cacao butter – 220g
    Sea salt – 167g

    Crush any large pieces of the crumble and add the almonds, sea
    salt and feuilletine.
    Add the praline and the chocolate melted with cocoa butter at 40°C.
    Spread to 33 g thick per 7 cm pallet and press down.
    Set aside at -20°C.

  • ALMOND PRALINE MOUSSE

    Ingrédients

    Single cream – 193g
    Multiflower honey – 42g
    Gelatin powder – 6g
    Water – 42g
    Almond praline – 148g
    Roasted almond puree – 110g
    Single cream – 788g

    Heat 387 g of the cream with the honey.
    Add the soaked gelatin and pour over the praline and almond
    puree.
    Mix and cool to 26°C.
    Fold in the whipped cream.
    Fill a 7 cm pallet mold with 25 g of the mixture and add the filling.
    Smooth, remove the crisps from the molds and add.

  • PEAR WHIPPED CREAM

    Ingrédients

    Pear puree Les vergers Boiron – 250g
    Inverted sugar – 40g
    Vanilla – 1 pod
    Tonka bean – 1/2 pc
    White chocolate – 170g
    Single cream – 425g
    Mascarpone – 375g
    Williamine liqueur – 5g

    Heat the puree with the inverted sugar, vanilla and Tonka bean, and
    add the liqueur.
    Pour over the couverture and mix.
    Add the cream, mix and stir in the mascarpone.
    Set aside for 24 hours at 4°C.
    Whisk lightly.

  • VANILLA GLAZE

    Ingrédients

    Neutral glaze – 1000g
    Water – 100g
    Glucose – 100g
    Vanilla – 1 pod

    Heat the ingredients together and spray with the pear compote.

Finishing touch

3 pear slices.

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Yann BRYS

Yann Brys is a celebrated French pastry chef acclaimed for his mastery and creativity in the world of high-end patisserie.
Backed by a prolific and diverse career, Yann Brys has made a name for himself with his artistic and innovative creations, establishing him as a major figure in the field.

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