Easy Croissant Recipe - Only 17p Each

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.

Warm the milk in a small saucepan until lukewarm.

Add dried yeast and a teaspoon of sugar to the milk and mix.

Set aside for about 10 minutes to let the yeast bloom.

In a mixing bowl, combine 420 g of strong bread flour and a pinch of salt.

Add the bloomed yeast mixture and a beaten egg to the flour.

Mix together until combined, adjusting with more flour or water as needed.

Knead the dough until smooth and springy, then form into a ball.

Place the dough in a bowl with a drizzle of oil, cover with a tea towel, and let it rise in the oven with the light on for about 1 hour.

Soften the butter on low heat until spreadable but not liquid.

After the dough has risen, knock the air out of it and divide into 8 pieces.

Roll each piece into a round about 7 inches (12 cm) in diameter.

Brush butter over each round and stack them on top of each other.

Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes or overnight.

Roll the stacked dough into a larger circle, about 14-15 inches in diameter.

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