Strawberry Icing

Ingredients

Strawberry Icing for Doughnuts

  • 500 gr. confectioner’s sugar, sifted
  • 170 gr. simple syrup (50/50)
  • 50 gr. PreGel Strawberry Fortefrutto
  • as needed PreGel Krocco Peanut Arabeschi (Peanut Cereal Crunch)
  • as needed strawberry pastry cream (cold process)

Strawberry Pastry Cream Cold Process

  • 175 gr. PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Pastry Cream (Cold Process)
  • 500 gr. whole milk
  • 50 gr. PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Strawberry Compound

Method

Strawberry Icing for Doughnuts

  1. In the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment, combine together all of the ingredients and mix until homogenous and smooth.
  2. Glaze the doughnut as desired.
  3. Pipe the Strawberry Pastry Cream into the bottom of the doughnut similar to how you would fill an éclair.
  4. Pipe stripes of PreGel Krocco Peanut Arabeschi® (Peanut Cereal Crunch) (finely ground) and garnish accordingly.

Strawberry Pastry Cream Cold Process

  1. Whisk the PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Pastry Cream (Cold Process) powder into cold milk with PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Strawberry Compound – 82006 until all powder is dissolved and mixture is uniform.
  2. Allow to set in refrigerator, at least 1 hour.
  3. Before use, hand whisk pastry cream to result in a smooth texture.
Source: http://www.pregelrecipes.com