Delicate, buttery croissants with perfectly flaky layers. These French pastries require patience but deliver incredible results.
INGREDIENTS
- •3 cups bread flour
- •1/4 cup granulated sugar
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •1 packet active dry yeast
- •3/4 cup warm milk
- •1 cup cold unsalted butter
- •1 egg for egg wash
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1.Mix flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.
- 2.Add warm milk and mix until a dough forms. Knead for 5 minutes.
- 3.Wrap dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- 4.Roll butter between parchment into a rectangle. Chill.
- 5.Roll dough into rectangle, place butter in center, fold dough over butter.
- 6.Roll and fold dough 3 times, chilling between each fold.
- 7.Roll final dough, cut into triangles, and roll into croissant shapes.
- 8.Let rise for 2 hours, brush with egg wash, bake at 400°F for 15-20 minutes.