MEDIALUNAS DE MANTECA CASERAS (Cómo hacer croissants)

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable shortening

Margarine reduces saturated fat while shortening is often cheaper.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while bread flour is often less expensive.

Dissolve the yeast in a mixture of warm and cold milk and let it sit.

In a large bowl, create a well with the flour and add salt around the edges.

Add sugar, an egg, and the yeast mixture to the flour; mix with a fork.

Knead the dough until well combined and let it rest for about 20-30 minutes.

Prepare the butter by mixing it with a tablespoon of flour.

Roll out the dough into a rectangle, place the butter in the center, and fold it over.

Refrigerate the folded dough for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Roll out the dough again and fold it into thirds, repeating this process four times.

Roll out the dough to about 4-5 mm thick and cut into triangles.

Roll each triangle from the base to the tip to form crescent shapes.

Let the shaped medialunas rise for about 40 minutes to 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 190-200°C.

Brush the medialunas with egg wash and bake until golden brown.

Prepare a syrup with equal parts sugar and water, heating until dissolved, and brush over the baked medialunas.

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