Description
Classic French croissants made from scratch using traditional lamination for crisp, flaky layers and rich butter flavor, with an option for chocolate-filled croissants.
Ingredients
- Bread flour
- All-purpose flour
- Whole milk
- Cold water
- Salt
- Active dry yeast
- Honey
- Unsalted butter
- Egg
- Egg yolks
- Heavy cream
- Chocolate batons or dark chocolate sticks
Instructions
- Activate yeast if needed and mix dough ingredients
- Knead dough until smooth and ferment briefly
- Chill dough overnight
- Prepare butter block and chill
- Enclose butter in dough and seal
- Roll and fold dough three times with chilling between folds
- Roll dough to final thickness
- Cut and shape croissants or chocolate croissants
- Proof until light and springy
- Bake until deep golden brown
Notes
- Do not refrigerate baked croissants
- Freeze individually for longer storage
- Reheat in oven only
- Optional sourdough variation can be added
- Prep Time: 16 hours
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Pastries
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 croissant
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg