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CROISSANT LOAF
2h 30m
Serves 1
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CROISSANT LOAF
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2h 30m
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Add warm milk, sugar, and instant yeast to a bowl and whisk to combine.
2
Add all-purpose flour and salt to the bowl and mix to form a dough.
3
Add butter to the dough and knead for 5 minutes.
4
Cover the dough and let it rise for 1 hour.
5
Cut the risen dough into 4 equal parts.
6
Roll out each dough part and spread butter on three of them, stacking them on top of each other, leaving the last one without butter.
7
Wrap the layered dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 40 minutes.
8
After 40 minutes, unwrap the dough and roll it out into a log shape.
9
Cut the log into pieces and arrange them in bread pans.
10
Cover the bread pans and let the dough rise for 1 hour.
11
Prepare an egg wash by mixing 1 egg and 1 tbsp of water.
12
Brush the egg wash over the risen dough in the pans.
13
Bake at 325°F for 25-30 minutes.
14
After baking, rub melted butter on the warm croissant loaves.
Ingredients
1 cup warm milk
0.5 tbsp instant yeast
3 tbsp sugar
0.25 cup butter
3.5 cups all-purpose flour
0.5 tsp salt
1 Egg
0.5 cup butter
1 egg
1 tbsp water
Equipment
bowl
mixer
lid
dough cutter
rolling pin
plastic wrap
tray
bread pan
brush
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