How To Make Homemade Croissants Recipe | Sorted Food

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.

Mix 7g yeast with 100ml warm water and let it activate.

Add 20g sugar to the yeast mixture.

In a separate bowl, combine 20g sugar, 250ml milk, 500g flour, 10g salt, and 250g melted butter.

Combine the activated yeast mixture with the dry ingredients and mix until smooth and sticky.

Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to chill.

Prepare a slab of 250g butter by bashing it out to an even thickness and refrigerate until firm.

Flour a surface and roll out the chilled dough into a rectangle.

Place the slab of butter in the center of the dough and fold the dough over to encase the butter.

Rotate the dough 90 degrees and fold it into thirds.

Place the dough on a floured tray and refrigerate for 45 minutes.

Repeat the folding and chilling process 6 times in total, resting the dough for 45 minutes each time after folding.

After the final fold, refrigerate the dough overnight.

Trim the edges of the dough to create a straight edge.

Cut the dough into triangles with a tall point.

Roll each triangle tightly from the base to the tip to form croissants, tucking the tip underneath.

Leave the shaped croissants at room temperature for 2 hours to prove, covered with a clean tea towel.

Egg wash the croissants before baking.

Bake in an oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.

Let the croissants cool for a few minutes before serving.

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