Choux puffs with extra virgin olive oil, pepper and parsley

Andrea Berton - Gianluca Fusto

For 1000 g of extra virgin olive oil choux puffs
160 g of milk
160 g of still mineral water
150 g of extra virgin olive oil
5 g of Pirano unrefined salt
5 g of sugar
180 g of flour for choux pastry
320 g of whole eggs

For the almond choux crunch
150 g of 82% fat butter
180 g of cane sugar
100 g of Petra 5 flour
100 g of ground almonds

For the red pepper cream
150 g of whole UHT milk
600 g of Ivoire coating
2 g of lemon rind
16 g of gelatine
500 g of 35% fat fresh milk
250 g of raw red pepper juice

For the lemon and white chocolate cream
140 g of whole UHT milk
the rind of 8 lemons
6 g of gelatine
220 g of Ivoire coating
280 g of 35% fat fresh milk
100 g of Amalfi lemon juice

For the parsley foam
300 g of parsley
50 g of steamed potatoes
50 g of ice
250 g of sparkling mineral water
8 g of Peyrano salt
4 g of powdered soya lecithin

 

For extra virgin olive oil choux puffs
Weigh all the ingredients separately. Heat the water and pour in the milk, oil, salt and sugar and bring to the boil, paying attention to evaporation to stop the dough becoming too dry and incorporating too much egg.
Take off the heat and add the previously sieved flour, taking care not to make lumps. Mix energetically until you obtain a smooth consistency. Return to the heat, dehydrate the mixture, mixing energetically until it detaches perfectly from the walls and from the spatula. Then place the mixture in a planetary mixer and with the aid of a leaf beater add 1/3 of the eggs and then 1 by 1 continuing until you reach the required density. Pipe onto a sheet of Silpat or a baking tray lined with baking tray with the help of an icing bag and a smooth number 7 nozzle for mini choux buns or a number 12 for individual portions. For individual éclairs, pipe in rows of 3 x 7, for mini buns in rows of 6 x 10. Freeze. Heat the oven to 250 °C, place the frozen choux buns inside and switch off the oven, keeping the valve open and the door closed. The choux pastry will begin to rise at around 220 °C, then switch on the oven again. When the surface is golden and the sides are lighter, the choux buns are ready. Cool on a wire rack.

N.B. Always check that the choux dough folds back onto itself: lifting the spatula 10 cm and inclining it by 45° the dough must fall down onto itself without breaking. Tracing a line with your finger, it will tend to close up gently.
The choux buns can be frozen raw or cooked.

For the almond choux crunch
Weigh the ingredients separately. Heat the butter to 25 °C, add the sugar, sieved previously with the flour and the ground hazelnuts, and mix everything together, taking care not to incorporate air bubbles. Spread between two sheets of baking paper with the aid of a rolling pin and place in the freezer. Cut using a pastry cutter of the required size and apply to the choux buns before cooking.

For the red pepper cream
Weigh the ingredients separately. Bring the milk to the boil, stirring all the time, and add the previously softened and squeezed gelatine. Melt the Ivoire coating and then add the milk a little at a time, to obtain a supple and shiny consistency. Add the fresh cream and pepper juice to the mixture. Mix for a few seconds and place in the fridge for at least 6 hours before serving.

For the lemon and white chocolate cream
Weigh the ingredients separately. Bring the milk to the boil and add the previously softened and squeezed gelatine. Melt the coating at 45-50 °C and add the lemon zest. Pour the boiling milk, a little at a time, onto the melted coating and beat energetically to obtain a supple, shiny structure. Add the cold liquid cream and mix. Add the filtered lemon juice and mix for a few seconds. Keep overnight in the fridge before use.

For the parsley foam
Weigh the ingredients separately and place them in a Bimby. Blend to obtain a smooth, even consistency.

Presentation
1000 g of extra virgin olive oil choux puffs
530 g of almond choux crunch
1,758 g of red pepper cream
1,069 g of lemon cream
662 g of parsley foam