Pan Brioche Rose Cake

Culinary fusions, creativity, and attention to detail are the three characteristics of the food philosophy of Chef Michele Minchillo, of Vitium in Crema (CR), which are also found in his heavenly dessert Pan Brioche Rose Cake.

The main inspiration for the recipe comes from one of the chef’s childhood memories of eating pan bauletto with chocolate and hazelnut cream as a child. In the dessert he serves at the restaurant, the only Michelin Star in the entire province of Cremona, the parts are reversed: the bread becomes an ice cream (pan brioche), to be spread on a chocolate (rose) cake creating a sweet play of temperatures, between the warmth of the freshly baked cake and the cold of the ice cream. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients for 4 people

For the Biga Yeast Starter

Manitoba flour: 50 g
Brewer’s yeast: 2 g
Whole milk: 25 g

For the Dough

Manitoba flour: 200 g
Brewer’s yeast: 3 g
Whole milk: 120 g
Eggs: 80 g
White sugar: 50 g
Butter: 70 g
Fine salt: 4 g
Honey and flavorings (lemon, orange, vanilla): 15 g
Bitter cocoa powder: 15 g
Chocolate drops: 30 g

For the Filling

Butter: 80 g
Hazelnut paste: 20 g
Sugar: 70 g

For the pan brioche ice cream

Whole milk: 250 g
Pan brioche: 250 g
Cream: 250 g
Neutral for ice cream: 3 g
Glucose: 30 g

For the Raisin and Strawberry Salad

Whole strawberries: 3
Raisins: 20 g
White sugar: 5 g
Lemon juice: 5 g
Basil: to taste
Edible flowers: to taste

Procedure

For the Biga Yeast Starter

Knead the ingredients together. Allow to double – this will take about two hours.

For the Dough

Combine the biga with the dough ingredients. Knead, adding one egg at a time until the gluten mesh (a very dense network that, just like a mesh with fine textures, holds the carbon dioxide produced by the yeast) is reached. Add the butter, stirring to obtain a homogeneous mixture. Allow to rise at 4°C overnight.

For the Filling

The next day, roll out the dough and lay the filling on top. Roll up and form into cylinders. Let rise in a baking dish for about an hour. Bake at 180°C for 18 minutes with the valve closed.

For the pan brioche ice cream

Bake the pan brioche and milk, at 83°C for 2 hours, inside a vacuum bag. Inside a Thermomix, combine the freshly cooked pan brioche and milk with the other ingredients. Bring the temperature to 80°C. Place the mixture in a Pacojet sleeve. Blast and pacossare.

For the Raisin and Strawberry Salad

Cut the strawberries into brunoise. Combine all ingredients, leave to marinate overnight.

Serving

Arrange the raisin and strawberry salad on the base of the plate. Lay the ice cream on top. Serve, on the side, with the rose cake.

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