Name: Croissants **
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 9 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 12–15 (1¼ lb./600 g dough)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1½ tsp (7 g) fine salt; ¼ cup (60 ml) whole milk + 1 tbsp for the sugar and salt; 2 cups (9 oz./250 g) bread flour; 1 stick + 1 tbsp (4½ oz./130 g) butter, at room temperature; 1 tbsp (20 g) butter; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tbsp (15 ml) lukewarm water; 2 tbsp (25 g) sugar; ⅓ oz. (10 g) fresh yeast (see Chef’s Notes)

Preparation info

Makes
12–15
( 1¼ lb dough)

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 hr

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

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Ingredients

Water dough

⅓ oz. (10 g) fresh yeast (see Chef’s Notes)
1 tbsp

Europe
France
Vegetarian
Bread
Mediterranean

Method

To prepare the water dough, dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, stir the sugar and salt into the 1 tbsp milk until dissolved.
Heat the 1 tbsp (20

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