Jane's Coffee Caramel Craquelin Choux Buns

Join the brilliant Jane Beedle (GBBO Finalist, series 7) live from Kent, UK who will teach you the skills you need to make her beautiful Choux au Craquelin Buns with a Coffee Caramel filling.

This class takes place on Sunday 1st September at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK BST

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

These buns are a perfect little treat with a cup of coffee or to serve as dessert. Learn how to make choux pastry buns with a crispy craquelin topping, and fill them with a whipped coffee cream and silky caramel.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 25 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Jane, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Jane's delicious Choux Buns. Jane will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or her experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

EQUIPMENT:

Bowls 

Electric hand whisk  

Piping bags x 2

Saucepan 

Piping tips, small plain or star will do 

Baking sheets x 2

Non-stick baking paper 

Rolling pin  

50mm/2” round cutter

INGREDIENTS:

For the craquelin:

75g (5 tbsp) Unsalted butter – VERY SOFT 

Pinch of salt

75g (⅓ cup) Light brown sugar 

75g (½ cup) Plain/All-Purpose flour

For the choux:

120g (½ cup) water 

50g (3 ½ tbsp) Salted butter

Pinch of salt 

1 tsp Instant coffee

65g (½ cup) Plain/all-purpose flour- sifted 

2 Large eggs - lightly beaten

For the caramel:

300ml (1 ¼ cups) Double/Heavy Cream 

125g (½ cup) Soft brown sugar

75g (5 tbsp) Salted butter 

Vanilla extract

Salt

For the whipped coffee:

1 tbsp Instant Coffee 

1 tbsp Hot water

1 tbsp Caster or granulated sugar

For the coffee cream:

300ml (1 ¼ cups) Double/Heavy cream 

Sugar to taste

OPTIONAL CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE:

100g (~ ⅔ cup) Dark chocolate, Chopped 

75g (5 tbsp) Butter

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.