Croissants made from homemade puff pastry

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make croissants from homemade puff pastry? Prepare your food. Choose the best quality butter that complies with GOST. Remove it from the refrigerator in advance to allow it to soften. Jam, thick preserves, chocolate, and boiled condensed milk are good fillings. I just have condensed milk.

2. STEP 2

   

   Take a large bowl, pour hot water (not boiling water) and cold milk into it. Touch the liquid with your finger; it should become pleasantly warm. If the mixture is still hot, wait a bit until it cools down. If cold, add some hot water. This is all done so that the yeast that will dissolve in the liquid is activated and does not die or wake up. Read more about yeast at the link at the end of the recipe.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour yeast and sugar into a bowl and stir. Cover the bowl with a towel and leave for 15 minutes. During this time, the yeast will become active and rise above the surface with a cap. If this does not happen, you will have to take others.

4. STEP 4

   

   Sift a third of the flour into a bowl. Mix with a whisk. Then another third, add salt along with it. Mix the dough again. Add the last third in parts. It will be difficult to mix with a whisk, take a spoon. And then knead with your hands.

5. STEP 5

   

   The dough should become quite thick; adjust its consistency with flour. It may not all go away, like mine, or you will have to add more. Place 30 grams of soft butter into the dough. Stir it in. And finally knead the dough. It will be very sticky at first, but will gradually begin to move away from the walls. You will have to knead for a long time, 7-10 minutes.

6. STEP 6

   

   When this happens, gather the dough into a ball. Cover the bowl with a towel and place in a warm place to rise for 1.5-2 hours. I always put the dough in a cold oven that is turned off.

7. STEP 7

   

   During this time, the dough will double in volume. Knead him. The dough is very soft, pliable and not sticky at all.

8. STEP 8

   

   Divide the dough into 8-10 equal parts and roll each into a ball.

9. STEP 9

   

   Roll each ball into a thin circle.

10. STEP 10

    

    Once all the balls are rolled out, start forming the puff pastry. Take one circle and spread some butter on it. The layer should be very thin and uniform. I applied it with a teaspoon, but you can do it with a brush. Cover the greased tortilla with a second one and grease it in the same way. And so are all the flatbreads.

11. STEP 11

    

    The last one, the top one, does not need to be lubricated. You will get this stack of greased cakes.

12. STEP 12

    

    Take a rolling pin and roll out the resulting workpiece into a thin layer. The thinner the better. I didn't have enough table size to make the layer very thin, and the croissants ended up being small and plump, which didn't affect their taste in any way. To prevent the dough from sticking to the table or rolling pin, sprinkle it with flour. When rolling, you can turn the layer over on different sides.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cut the resulting circle into 16 segments.

14. STEP 14

    

    Form into croissants. Make a cut at the base and add the filling.

15. STEP 15

    

    And roll it towards the center.

16. STEP 16

    

    Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the croissants on it, slightly bending them into a crescent shape.

17. STEP 17

    

    Place the croissants spaced apart as they will expand as they bake.

18. STEP 18

    

    Shake the egg yolk with a tablespoon of milk. Brush the top of the croissants with this mixture. It is convenient to do this with a pastry brush.

19. STEP 19

    

    Preheat the oven to 210°C. Place the croissants in it, bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 190°C and bake them for another 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Baking times may vary depending on your oven. Focus on the appearance of the croissants.

20. STEP 20

    

    Remove the finished croissants and cool. Serve with coffee, tea or milk.

Comments on the recipe

Johanna

19.08.2023

4.8

Here's another great option for croissants.

Olga

19.08.2023

5

The dough is very simple and light, as the author writes in the recipe. It is easier because it does not need to be kept in the refrigerator and taken out several times, rolled out and put in the refrigerator again. It’s much easier here to notice the dough and let it rise; in these two hours I cleaned the house. The dough rose twice, rolled it out into small flat cakes, greased each with butter, and then rolled out a thin layer from all the flat cakes. By the way, I took note that the author did not have enough table to roll out the layer more and so I rolled it out immediately on a large table. After rolling out, croissants 🥐 are immediately formed, filled with two types of jam, apricot and strawberry. The author uses boiled condensed milk, but it is written that jam can also be used. I greased the formed croissants 🥐 and put them in the oven. In general, I kept it in the oven for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Croissants made from homemade puff pastry are medium-sweet; I added 3 tbsp of sugar to the dough, since I have jam and not condensed milk. The croissants are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Delicious, thank you.

Tasha

19.08.2023

4.5

Yummy!!!! Thanks a lot!!! Instead, my option.

mother of a sweet tooth

19.08.2023

4.5

I used to think that it was impossible to make a croissant at home so that there were many layers! It is clear that such products are made industrially using a certain technology on special equipment with the addition of all sorts of not very useful additives, which fluff it all up, exfoliate, etc. But you very colorfully convinced me that such a masterpiece can be created at home! Congratulations on your success!

Maslova Tatyana

19.08.2023

4.5

I have long wanted to learn how to cook croissants, so it is with great pleasure that I saved your recipe in the cookbook. By the way, I heard on a cooking show (I don’t remember the name of the show) that the most delicious croissants are those that are rolled out on a very cold board.

Olga

19.08.2023

4.8

Thanks for the recipe!!!!!The bagels turned out simply excellent