Formula Ten: Croissant Dough

Perhaps no bread stirs the memory or imagination more than a croissant. One bite of the flaky, buttery layers and you are instantly transported through space and time to that little corner café in Paris, complete with a café au lait, a newspaper, and hours to lounge away the morning. How romantic! Ah yes, the power of the croissant—wake me when I am done dreaming.

The croissant is the quintessential breakfast pastry of France and is ingrained in the daily French culture as mu