Chestnut Cream Crescent Rolls

What is your favourite autumn delight?🥰

For me it's the chestnut 🌰

This little nugget of autumn's charm!
The satisfying crackle as you peel away the shell, revealing the warm, nutty treasure inside 🥰

Now imagine its earthy richness into the pillowy hug of a fluffy bun and let it transport you to a woodland heaven!

Let's bake this image!
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Prepare the Tangzhong:
40gr flour
120ml water
Heat in a pan while whisking until it gelatinizes
Bring to room temperature before use

For the Dough:
Dry Ingredients:
360gr flour
40gr sugar
6 gr yeast
6gr salt

Wet Ingredients:
Room temperature Tangzhong
140ml milk
1 egg

Extra:
30gr Softened butter

For the Chestnut Custard:
160gr boiled and peeled chestnuts
170gr sugar
600ml milk
5gr Vanilla Paste
4 egg yolks
50gr honey
50gr corn flour

Method
For the Dough
In the bowl of your stand mixer combine the dry ingredients
Add in the wet ingredients
Knead on medium speed until they are incorporated
Add in the softened butter and knead on high speed for 8-10mins

Proof until double in size (1-2h)

Meanwhile prepare the Chestnut Cream:
Blend the chestnuts for 2mins
In a pan heat the blended chestnuts, 500ml milk, honey and half the sugar until really hot

In a bowl mix the rest of the sugar with the egg yolks and vanilla paste
Mix in 100ml milk and then the corn flour
Add in (2Tablespoons at a time) the hot milk while whisking constantly
Return to the pan and heat on medium
Keep whisking until it thickens into a custard
Cover with a plastic wrap touching the surface and cool in the fridge or ice bath

When the dough has doubled, punch it down👊
Cut in half
With a rolling pin, roll each half into a disc shape
Cut each disc like a pizza, to 8 triangles
Roll each triangle to itsself creating crescent rolls
Let proof in your parchment lined baking pan for 35-40mins
Preheat your oven at 190C
Apply egg wash (1 egg yolk mixed with 1TBS milk) and bake until golden (~20mins)

Let cool in a wire rack
Using a piping bag, pipe in the chestnut custard 🌰

Enjoy your rolls of Autumn heaven 🍂🥰

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