How to make homemade Croissants #easyrecipe #croissant #butter

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 sugar, yeast, and warm milk in a bowl.

Sprinkle a little flour on top and cover with a plate to let it prove.

Mix flour and salt in a large bowl.

Add sugar, eggs, and the risen yeast mixture with the milk.

Knead the ingredients into a dough and add 300g of room temperature butter.

Knead until the dough absorbs all the butter.

Transfer the dough to a floured working surface and knead for one more minute.

Put the dough into a greased bowl and cover with a kitchen towel to rest until it doubles in size.

Roll out the dough and spread 300g of room temperature butter on it.

Roll up the dough like a strudel and cut it in half.

Cover the rolls with plastic wrap and let them rest for 45 minutes in the fridge.

Roll out each piece into a rectangle as demonstrated in the video.

Spread the leftover 100g of butter on the first piece of dough.

Place the second piece of rolled-out dough over the first.

Roll out the combined dough with a rolling pin to make it a little larger.

Cut triangles from the dough as shown in the video.

Roll them up to form a crescent shape.

Let them rest covered for 20 minutes.

Brush the croissants with egg wash.

Bake in a preheated oven at 385°F for 20-25 minutes.

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