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Classic French Croissant

180 + 20 min 8 servings Hard

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Ingredients

  • 500g bread flour
  • 10g salt
  • 80g sugar
  • 10g yeast
  • 300ml milk
  • 280g cold butter

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make dough with flour, salt, sugar, yeast, milk. Chill 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Pound butter into flat square.

  3. 3

    Enclose butter in dough, fold 3 times with chilling.

  4. 4

    Roll out, cut triangles, roll into crescents.

  5. 5

    Proof for 2 hours until doubled.

  6. 6

    Brush with egg wash, bake at 200°C for 18 minutes.

🌍 Cultural Info

Despite its French reputation, the croissant was inspired by the Austrian kipferl after the 1683 Battle of Vienna.