French Croissants (FermenSon Booster)

French Croissants based on FermenSon Booster for extra volume

Ingredients

  • 10.000 g – 100% Flour
  • 5.200 – 5.400 g – 52-54% Water (or cold whole milk) approx.
  • 1.200 g – 12% Sugar
  • 500 g – 5% Milk powder
  • 400 g – 4% Fresh yeast
  • 200 g – 2% FermenSon Booster
  • 150 g- 1,5% Salt

Tourage:

  • 3.600 – 4.300 g – 36-43% Laminating butter/fat

Working method

  • Mix all ingredients 5 minutes on slow speed, and 5-6 minutes on fast speed until the dough can be stretched without breaking.
  • Dough temperature: 22ºC.
  • Before tourage rest for 1 to 2 hours, up to 24 hours in the cold before tourage.
  • Laminating butter minimum 280-330 g butter/ fat per kg of dough.
  • Tourage: 2 double rounds or 3 single rounds, let the dough rest and cool in between rounds.
  • Detailing: 75-80 g in croissant, 80-85 g in chocolate, can be frozen at -35ºC and stored at -20ºC for several months.
  • Proofing: 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes at 27ºC/70% RH,
    2 hours if taken out of the freezer.
  • Brush pastries with a whole egg to create a nice golden brown colour of the oven.
  • Baking: 14-15 minutes at 200ºC in deck oven; 150ºC in fan oven or 170-180ºC in rotary oven.