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Dulce de Leche Cronuts

Dulce de Leche Cronuts

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Prep

2 HR

Bake

0-5 mins

Serves

10+

Difficulty

Hard
Dulce de Leche Cronuts

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How to make the vanilla cream

Step 1

In a saucepan, heat milk and 50g of sugar over medium heat.

Step 2

Then in a separate large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, remaining 50g of sugar, flour, and salt.

Step 3

Remove the milk from the heat and very slowly whisk it into the egg and flour mixture. When all of the milk has been blended in the bowl, add the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture is boiling and appears thick.

Step 4

Stir in the vanilla extract, mix well, and pour the mixture through a cheesecloth or a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl.

Step 5

Then with your cream done, just wrap up the bowl in cling film and pop it in the fridge!

How to make the Cronut dough

Step 1

In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the water and milk and heat for 30 secs (or until lukewarm). Whisk in the yeast and let it stand for 5 mins until bubbling.

Step 2

Set a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and add the flour, sugar, salt, and 1 1/2 tablespoons softened butter to its bowl. Add the yeast mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again for another minute.

Step 3

Form a ball with the dough and place it in a greased bowl. Cover it loosely with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and place it in a warm spot. Let it rise until doubled in size (about 45 mins).

Step 4

Once doubled, punch down the dough, then cover and chill for 1 hour.

Step 5

While that’s going on, place the remaining butter between 2 pieces of parchment or wax paper. Use a rolling pin to flatten and shape into an 8 x 8-inch square. Pop in the fridge.

How to make the Dulce de Leche Cronuts

Step 1

TOP TIP

Once your butter block and dough are chilled, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12 x 12-inch square.

Step 2

Place the butter square on top of the dough square and line up the corners as perfectly as you can.

Step 3

Fold the corners of the dough over the butter block to meet in the centre like an envelope. Use your fingers to pinch together the dough at the seams so the butter block is completely sealed.

Step 4

Roll the dough out into a 20 x 8-inch rectangle. If the dough is too stiff, give it a good seeing to with your rolling pin.

Step 5

Brush off any excess flour and fold the dough into thirds from the top and bottom, like a letter. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour. Repeat the folding and chilling process 2 more times, giving your dough those distinct croissant layers!

Step 6

Once the dough is chilled after its final fold, roll it out on a lightly floured surface into a 6 x 18-inch rectangle.

Step 7

Use a very sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut the dough into three 6 x 6-inch squares, and stack the squares on top of each other.

Step 8

Roll out the stack into a 6 x 18-inch rectangle.

Step 9

Using doughnut ring cutters, cut 12 doughnut shapes out of the dough and place them on a parchment-lined surface. Cover the doughnuts loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.

How to fry the Cronuts

Step 1

Frying time! Add the oil to a large pot and heat to 175ºC. Fry the cronuts for about 1 1/2 minutes, flipping them in the oil halfway through until they are golden brown all over. And for best results, do so in small batches!

Step 2

Place the cronuts on a paper towel-lined plate to cool

Step 3

In a bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon.

Step 4

Fill a piping bag fitted with a long narrow tip with the chilled vanilla pastry cream.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, whisk together the icing and water. Add more water if necessary, but make sure the glaze is not too watery.

Step 6

Inject the cronut at 4 different points with the vanilla cream, roll in cinnamon sugar, and drizzle the glaze over the top. Enjoy!

Ingredients – 6 items

Serving

1

For the vanilla pastry cream

Milk

Milk

230ml
Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar

100g
Eggs

Large egg yolk

4
Flour

Plain flour

30g
Salt-table

Salt

1/2 tsp
Vanilla

Vanilla extract

1 tsp

For the cronut dough

Water

Water

236ml
Milk

Milk

120ml

Active dry yeast

1 tbsp
Flour

Plain flour

480g
Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar

65g
Salt-table

Salt

1 1/2 tsp
Butter

Cold unsalted butter, cubed

250g
Rapeseed-oil

Vegetable oil

5 litre

For assembly

Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar

200g
Cinnamon

Ground Cinnamon

2 tbsp
Fairtrade Cane Icing Sugar

Confectioners sugar

60g
Water

Water

1 tbsp

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Because who's going to say no to this!?

100g Tate & Lyle Soft Brown Sugar
50g Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar
150g Plain Flour
150g Jumbo Oats
160g softened Unsalted Butter
75g Walnut Pieces
8 Peaches destoned and sliced
Juice of 1 lemon.
100ml White wine or Rose
100ml Water.

Handful of fresh mint roughly chopped

Method.
1.Pre –heat the oven to 200c 180c Fan Gas mark 6 Place the flour and oats in a large bowl with the soft brown sugar and butter, rub in the butter in until it forms chunky crumbs, add the walnut pieces.

2. Place the peach slices in a large saucepan with the  lemon juice, water, wine and caster sugar and heat on a medium heat for approximately 10 minutes until the peach slices begin to break down. Add the mint stir in and place in an ovenproof bowl. Cover with the crumble mix and cook for 25/30 minutes or until golden brown.

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Ingredients
6 Pieces Stem Ginger chopped into 5mm cubes
50mls Stem Ginger syrup
300mls Double Cream
300mls Single cream
4 egg yolks
25g Corn flour
100g Caster Sugar.
10g Ground Ginger

Method.

1. Whip the double cream until it is just beginning to thicken, refrigerate,

2. Place the single cream in a medium sized saucepan and heat on low until it is just below boiling point. 

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4. When the custard is completely, fold in the whipped cream and stem ginger pieces.

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Serves: 12

Ingredients:

For the cake

315g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
165g unsalted butter
Zest of one orange
300g Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 large eggs
240ml Sangria
Fushia pink food colouring

For the glaze and decoration

160g Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar
1½ - 2 tbsp Sangria 
Fushia pink food colouring, if required
Fresh fruit, to serve

Method 

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (fan oven). Brush a bundt tin with melted butter and dust with flour before tapping out any excess. Set aside whilst making the cake.
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3. Using a stand mixer, beat together the butter, Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar and orange zest until pale and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and mix the eggs in one at a time.
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7. Pour the glaze over the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides. Fill the middle generously with fresh fruit and serve immediately. Enjoy!

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Ingredients 

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3 tbsp Tate & Lyle Granulated Sugar
Zest of one lemon
175g self raising flour
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
45g unsalted butter
80ml milk
1½ tsp lemon juice (squeeze fresh from the zested lemon)
100g blueberries
A little milk, for brushing the scones

For the glaze (optional)
80g Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar
2-3 tsp lemon juice

Method 

Preheat the oven to 200C/390F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, rub the Tate & Lyle Granulated Sugar and lemon zest together.
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Tip in the butter and rub in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Separately in a jug, mix together the milk and lemon juice. Pour into the flour mixture and roughly bring together. Add in the blueberries and mix through evenly, bringing the dough together.
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200g unsalted butter
125g Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar
125g Tate & Lyle Soft Light Brown Sugar
¼ tsp salt
¾ tsp almond extract
2 large eggs
225g plain flour, sifted
75g ground almonds
Pink food colouring
6 mini Battenberg cakes (optional)

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