Croissant Dough

Dough

• 1½ cups milk
• 4 teaspoons active dry or instant yeast

1. For the dough, in a small saucepan over a low flame, heat the milk until it feels just warm, about 110 degrees. Remove from the heat and pour into a small bowl. Whisk in the yeast and set aside.
2. Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a 3- to 4-quart mixing bowl and stir in the milk/yeast mixture with a rubber spatula. Beat by hand for about 15 seconds, or until