Brazil chocolate crémeux with salty shortbread and speculoos

In this recipe, dark Single Origin Brazil chocolate with fruity notes is paired with Belgian 5-spice speculoos. The salty twist in the shortbread ties all the flavours together. Our chefs recommend glazing this pastry with a caramelly milk chocolate glaze.
Level:
Medium

Shortbread 'salty breton'

Ingredients: Shortbread 'salty breton'

  • 9.2 oz
    fresh butter
  • 0.4 oz
    orange zest
  • 8.1 oz
    caster sugar
  • 0.3 oz
    salt

Preparation: Shortbread 'salty breton'

Mix together.

Ingredients: Shortbread 'salty breton'

  • 3.9 oz
    egg yolks

Preparation: Shortbread 'salty breton'

Mix in bit by bit.

Ingredients: Shortbread 'salty breton'

  • 12.3 oz
    flour
  • 1.2 oz
    baking powder

Preparation: Shortbread 'salty breton'

Fold in. Let the batter cool down in the refrigerator.

Leave to rest in the refrigerator. Then roll out until 5 mm thick and arrange on a baking tray covered with a Silpat baking sheet. Bake at 170°C.

Speculoos toffee

Ingredients: Speculoos toffee

  • 2.8 oz
    honey
  • 1.0 lb
    35% cream
  • 2.8 oz
    glucose syrup DE 40

Preparation: Speculoos toffee

Mix and boil together.

Ingredients: Speculoos toffee

  • 1.1 lb
    caster sugar
  • 0.6 oz
    salt

Preparation: Speculoos toffee

Make a dry caramel. When it’s golden brown, add the hony-cream mixture and mix in.

Preparation: Speculoos toffee

Pour the previous mixture over the milk chocolate and cocoa butter and mix until all solids have melted.

Ingredients: Speculoos toffee

  • 14.1 oz
    speculoos

Preparation: Speculoos toffee

Mix in and store in the refrigerator.

Brazil crémeux

Ingredients: Brazil crémeux

  • 1.6 oz
    egg yolks

Preparation: Brazil crémeux

Beat up until white.

Ingredients: Brazil crémeux

  • 7.2 oz
    Whole milk
  • 2.1 oz
    glucose syrup DE 60

Preparation: Brazil crémeux

Mix and bring to a boil. Pour half of the milk over the egg yolks, mix and cook until 80°C under constant stirring.

Ingredients: Brazil crémeux

Preparation: Brazil crémeux

Pour the other half of milk through a sieve over the dark chocolate and emulsify into a homogenous mixture. Fold in the whipped cream at 30°C.