Croissants - Desserts Recipe

Croissants

🌍 Desserts, Vienna/Paris Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 500g flour
• 10g salt
• 50g sugar
• 7g yeast
• 300ml milk
• 250g cold butter (for lamination)

Method

1. Mixing — Mix dough, rise 1 hour. Flatten into rectangle, chill 30 min.
2. Encasing — Encase cold butter in dough. Fold in thirds.
3. Rolling — Roll and fold 3 times total (letter fold). Chill 30 min between each.
4. Rolling — Roll 4mm, cut triangles, roll into crescents.
5. Step 5 — Proof 2-3 hours until doubled and wobbly. Glaze with egg.
6. Baking — Bake 200°C (400°F) for 18-20 min until deeply golden.

Tags: flour, sugar, yeast, milk, cold butter · Source: Brittani's Almanac