Banana Passion Roll

Ingredients

Croissant Dough

Chocolate Croissant Dough 

Orange Croissant Dough 

Banana Passion Filling  

Cream Cheese Almond Cream   

Caramel (To Sprinkle) 

Method

Croissant Dough  (24 pieces):

1. Prepare and cool the liquids 
2. Mix instant yeast in the bread flour 
3. Add all dry ingredients and mix 
4. Add in cold water, Anchor UHT Milk, and honey and mix on first speed for 3 minutes, then mix at 2nd speed for 6 more minutes 
5. Measure 900g of each dough and cover with plastic film  
6. Leave it for half an hour at room temperature before freezing or chilling overnight 

Chocolate Croissant Dough:

1. Measure 500 g croissant dough after kneading and mix with the chocolate paste, made with cocoa powder and water 
2. Leave it for half an hour at room temperature before freezing or chilling overnight

Orange Dough Croissant:

1. Measure 500g croissant dough and mix with orange colouring 
2. Leave it for half an hour at room temperature before freezing or chilling overnight

Lamination:

1. Laminate butter with plain dough and do 1 double fold  
2. Then cover top with chocolate croissant dough and do 2nd double fold 
3. After 45 minutes rest in chiller, cover the top with orange colour croissant dough  Slice a third of the dough 1cm thick and cover the dough 
4. Line 4mm and cut 50cm x 2.5cm using a cutter blade 

Banana Passion Filling:

1. Cook together Western Star Unsalted Butter, sugar, and honey until 125°C 
2. Stop cooking and then add banana slices and passion fruit puree  
3. Cook slowly for 10 minutes until the banana is melted 
4. Mix cornflour with cold water and add into the cooked bananas 
5. Bring to boil and cast in round silicone mould to freeze

Cream Cheese Almond Cream:

1. Mix the room temperature Anchor Cream Cheese with sugar  
2. Add in ground almond, then the flour, and finish with eggs 
3. Emulsify until smooth and keep in a piping bag 

Caramel (To Sprinkle):

1. Cook sugar with water and glucose until brown caramel 
2. Cast on Silpat and cool down 
3. Just before using, blend in a robot coupe until a fine powder form 

Assembly:

1. Roll the Croissant Dough around the Banana Passion Filling 
2. Proof at 28°C for about 60 to 80 minutes 
3. Pipe the Cream Cheese Almond Cream before baking 
4. Bake at 155°C for 20 to 25 minutes 
5. Once freshly baked, sieve the caramel powder on top of Banana Passion Roll and melt in the oven for a few minutes