WORKING HARD TO EARN A CRUST
THE humble croissant has entered the world of haute cuisine – and a Gold Coast bakery is leading the way.
Mermaid Beach pastry hub Bam Bam Bakehouse has added to its growing stable of croissant-based treats by launching a new cookie dough version.
Owner Ursula Watts said the croissant featured a pain au chocolat, almond frangipane, Reese’s peanut butter pieces, chocolate chip cookie dough and salted pretzel cookie crumbs.
“I’m always caught redhanded in the kitchen eating cookie dough,” she said. “So we thought ‘let’s put it in a croissant’ and it worked so
well, people are loving them.
“Everything in store is handmade so we usually sell out by mid-morning.”
Other croissant dishes sold by Bam Bam Bakehouse include a croissant french toast, eggs benny croissant and karaage chicken croissant. Ms Watts said croissants provided the “perfect platform” to add ingredients.
“Croissants are something we all know and love and they provide a really good foundation,” she said. “When you get it right, it’s just perfect.”
Bam Bam Bakehouse’s creations made headlines in July when MasterChef judge Matt Preston raved about their peanut, caramel and milk chocolate croissant on Instagram.
“The post went viral and we had an amazing amount of people coming in on top of our regular crowd,” she said. “It was absolutely surreal and a total ‘pinch me’ moment, we’re very humbled.”