Quick, budget-friendly homemade new york rolls, the viral pastry taking france by storm

Ingredients

• 1 can of croissant dough

Vanilla custard:

• 1 egg
• 38 g sugar (divided in half)
• 22 g cornstarch
• 250 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 25 g butter (cut into small pieces)

Egg wash:

• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar

Decoration:

• 20 g dark chocolate
• 1 Tbsp hazelnuts

Materials

• 1 piping bag
• 1 whisk
• 1 spatula
• 2 oven-safe round cutters, 10 cm (3.9 inches) in diameter
• 1 baking dish
• parchment paper
• 1 pastry brush
• chopsticks

Preparation

• Prepare the vanilla custard:
  Mix the egg with half the sugar and the cornstarch.
• Boil the milk, the other half of the sugar and the vanilla in a saucepan.
  
• Pour half of the milk mixture into the egg, sugar, and cornstarch mixture. Mix well, then pour everything back into the saucepan and return it to the heat.
• Stir until boiling and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring.
  
• Remove from the heat, then add the butter, cut into small pieces. Mix well, then cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the custard to prevent a skin from forming. Leave to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, unroll the croissant dough and cut it into 3 long strips. Cut the third strip in half. Roll one long strip up, then continue rolling with one of the half-strips.
  
• Once you’ve formed one spiral, form the second. Place both on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle brown sugar on top. Place the greased cookie cutters around the spirals. Cover with a gratin dish.
  
• Bake in a preheated oven at 390°F (200°C) for 25 minutes. Transfer the pastry cream to a piping bag.
• Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Using a chopstick, poke two holes into the side of one roll, then fill it with the custard.
  
• Melt chocolate and decorate the edge of the roll, covering the two holes. Sprinkle with crushed hazelnuts. Repeat the operation with the second roll.
• And there you have it—your New York rolls are ready!
  

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