These ones have been impressed by two Indonesian bakes, nastar and lapis legit. Nastar is pineapple tarts, from Dutch ‘ananas taart’. It is our vacation cookies, loved throughout Islamic vacation season and in addition christmas. As for lapis legit, it’s Dutch-Indonesian model of baumkuchen. It is principally yolk-only pound cake with distinctive spice combine, baked layer by layer utilizing higher burner. Lapis legit is normally loved throughout Chinese language New Yr (I am unsure why. The whole lot about Indonesian delicacies is complicated lol). Dutch model normally use a mixture of meringue and creaming mixing technique for extra European biscuits fashion batter (as in joconde, marjolaine, dacquoise, and savoie form of biscuits).

Ilustration, nastar

Ilustration, lapis legit

The nastar half is represented by means of pineapple in 3 ways; spiced pineapple compote-reduction filling, candied pineapple bits, and pineapple jam glaze. The compote is spiced with cassia barks and entire cloves. The candied pineapple bits have been made by simmering pineapple chunks in easy syrup on excessive warmth till the liquid bought lowered, then sliced 2 cm skinny earlier than being oven-dried in a single day. Pineapple jam was store-bought, however I plan to make my very own jam sooner or later (I hate how limiting it’s with regards to business jam varieties).

And since the candied pineapple bits have been closely dehydrated, the flavour is sort of concentrated, one bit is sufficient for one croissant. I completed the bits with jam glaze.

The lapis legit half is represented by means of spice combine. I’ve made lapis legit loads of occasions, however nonetheless reluctant to make my very own spice combine. It isn’t nearly making good combine, but additionally concerning the specificity of the product. So it was storebought. Typical spice combine has cassia, cloves, Javanese cardamom, and nutmeg in it. Generally star-anise too. If I ever make my very own, I’d add keffir lime leaves and Navel orange peel too.

Ilustration, native product of spekkoek/lapis legit spice combine

I substituted white sugar within the formulation with palm sugar, and added a contact of orange zest to brighten the flavour. Sufficient zest, however they should not style like orange.

I used storebought candy potato flour for the coloured dough. Identical to the principle dough, it has palm sugar and orange zest in it.

My rolling talent bought improved. Normally about 30% of croissants can have the coloured layer cracked after oven spring, this time solely 10%.

Pointer:

• The compote attracts water from dough, leaking syrup to the underside of croissants, making them persist with pan after baking. Use parchment paper for these.
• Should you really feel like making lapis legit spice combine, simply think about the quantity of every spice you’d use for a pan of cake. You all usually are not novices, you will determine it out! 😆

Greatest regards,

Jay