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The Opalys pastry cream is a sophisticated and contemporary take on one of pastry’s most beloved basics. In this recipe, the star is Valrhona’s Opalys 35% white chocolate, known for its milky profile, delicate sweetness, and ivory color, which brings a unique elegance to any dessert.
To modernize the recipe and adapt it to current demands, we have replaced the traditional cornstarch with Gelcrem Hot. This thickener not only guarantees a smooth and stable texture, but also allows the cream to be frozen without losing its creaminess or structure when thawed. This opens up a world of possibilities for cutting-edge pastry, making it easier to prepare and assemble desserts in advance.
Pastry cream is a cornerstone of baking: it’s used to fill tartlets, éclairs, millefeuilles, brioches, and countless classic and modern creations. With this version made with Opalys and Gelcrem Hot, we take tradition to a new level of flavor, texture, and practicality.
Some desserts tell their story before you even taste them. Cacao Bean is exactly that: a mimetic reproduction of a cocoa bean—the primordial form of chocolate, the origin point of everything—that, when opened, reveals four chocolate preparations in dialogue. A completely vegan dessert, technically precise, that transforms the act of biting into a narrative about […]
Some flavours don’t need a calendar. They just need to appear for everyone to know what time of year it is. In Catalonia, and much of Europe, chestnuts are exactly that: the sensory marker of autumn, the aroma that announces shorter days and the approach of Christmas. This Chestnut and Pear Flower is the work […]
There are desserts that one hardly dares to touch. The Paris-Brest is one of them: praline, hazelnut and choux pastry, a formula so perfect that any intervention seems like a betrayal. And yet, it is precisely its iconic character that makes it the ideal candidate for a technical reinterpretation. This Paris-Brest 2.0 is the creation […]
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