Golden, crispy, and generously layered pastries. (Credit: Tara Habis)
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Preparation 270 min
Cooking time 180 min
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Portions
10 people
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Difficulty
Difficult
- For the laminated yeast dough:
- 250 g T55 flour
- 120 g milk
- 15 g baker's yeast
- 6 g salt
- 30 g sugar
- 50 g softened butter
- 130 g dry butter
- For the egg wash:
- 15 g milk
- 35 g egg yolks
For the laminated yeast dough:
- Pour the milk into the bottom of the bowl and dissolve the yeast in it.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and knead for 8 minutes.
- Shape the dough into a ball, cover it with a cloth, and let it rest for 45 minutes.
- Knock back the dough (score the dough with a knife in an x shape) and let it cool in the fridge for 30 minutes, turning it after 15 minutes to ensure the cold is distributed evenly.
Butter and turns:
- Soften the butter between 2 sheets of parchment paper by hitting it with a rolling pin and form a rectangle according to the size of your dough ball.
- Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough into a rectangle (the size should be double the rectangle of butter).
- Place the butter rectangle on half of your dough and cover it by folding the dough over, like an envelope, to enclose the butter.
- Roll the dough out lengthwise, keeping the shape rectangular. Give it a double turn: fold the bottom quarter up, then the top quarter down, and then fold the whole thing in half.
- Let rest for 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Give the dough a single turn: roll the dough out lengthwise (the open side of the fold should be on the right at the top, as if opening a book).
- Fold it in three by bringing the bottom third up to the center, then the top third down over it. Cover the dough and let it rest for 1 hour in the fridge.
- Cut the dough into triangles for croissants and into small rectangles for pain au chocolat, placing one bar of chocolate on one edge and another three-quarters across, then roll up!
- Let proof for 2 hours and 30 minutes at 24°C.
For the egg wash:
Brush with egg wash the first time, wait 20 minutes, then brush a second time, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 170°C.
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Preparation 270 min
Cooking time 180 min
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Portions
10 people
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Difficulty
Difficult
- For the laminated yeast dough:
- 250 g T55 flour
- 120 g milk
- 15 g baker's yeast
- 6 g salt
- 30 g sugar
- 50 g softened butter
- 130 g dry butter
- For the egg wash:
- 15 g milk
- 35 g egg yolks
