How to Make Croissant Dough Without a Mixer

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour adds more fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable shortening

Margarine can be lower in saturated fat, while shortening is often cheaper.

Combine 1 cup milk and yeast in a large mixing bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon nonfat dry milk powder and whisk to combine.

Add 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon salt to the bowl, adding salt last to avoid killing the yeast.

Use a dough whisk to mix the ingredients by hand, leaning into it for a good workout.

Rotate the bowl while mixing to form a cohesive mass, ensuring minimal flour residue remains at the bottom.

Clean the dough whisk to incorporate any wet spots into the dough for hydration.

Continue to mash and press the dry ingredients into the dough, using a push, fold, turn technique about four times.

After about three minutes of mixing, the dough should be underdeveloped and look tidy but not spring back.

Butter a bowl and place the dough inside, flipping it over to coat.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour, then refrigerate overnight to develop flavor.

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