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Croissants
Preparation info
Twelve
5 inch croissants- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 1995
Though you may choose to use an entire batch of dough to prepare plain croissants, I have given the recipe for plain croissants as well as the variations—Almond Croissants and pains au chocolat—in half-batches. These are really good homemade croissants, but not necessarily the same as the ones you’ll find in a fancy French pastry shop.
Ingredients
½
Method
- Lightly flour the work surface and the dough, then using a rolling pin, press the dough out into a 6 x 12-inch rectangle using gentle horizontal strokes. Keep a fine dusting of flour on both the work surface and dough to prevent the dough from sticking. Add more flour if necessary. Roll the pin back and forth gently over the dough, without pressing too hard or rolling ov