Croustillant buerre salée creme poire

[gfron1]

Does anyone have a recipe for this pastry. Best I can tell it has a either a shortbread type cookie, or maybe crispy crepes. Apparently, its very traditional but I'm finding recipes all over the spectrum.

[jmacnaughtan]

Sound to me more like an entremet-style dessert- a "croustillant" is generally a base made with some sort of chocolate and pailleté feuilletine (crushed crispy crèpes).  I've never heard of this particular dessert, but from its name it sounds fairly modern.

 

There is, however, a very classic dessert, the "Poire Caramel", which may be what you're after.  According to Christophe Felder, it's two thin layers of biscuit chocolat  with caramelized pears, caramel and caramel mousse.  If you added a feuilletine element and used salted butter, you may be approaching what you're after.

 

Edited for spelling.

Edited January 30, 2015 by jmacnaughtan (log)