# Easy Croissant

This recipe shows how to make easy homemade croissants.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups warm milk
- 500 ml warm milk
- 1 egg
- 1 satchet instant yeast
- 8 g instant yeast
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 50 g sugar
- 5 cups all purpose flour or bread flour
- 600 g all purpose flour or bread flour
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 cup butter
- 60 g butter
- 60 g unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp water
- 60 g butter

## Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, add warm milk (2 cups or 500ml), 1 egg, 1 sachet (8g) of instant yeast, and 1/4 cup (50g) of sugar. Whisk to combine.
2. Add 5 cups (600g) of all-purpose flour or bread flour and 1/2 tsp of salt to the bowl.
3. Mix to form a dough using a mixer (or by hand if you don't have a mixer).
4. Add 1/4 cup (60g) of butter and mix for 6 minutes.
5. Cover the dough and let it rise until it doubles in size.
6. Once doubled, punch down the dough and cut it into 6 equal parts.
7. Roll out each dough piece and layer them, spreading unsalted butter (60g) between each layer.
8. Wrap the layered dough and refrigerate for 40 minutes.
9. After 40 minutes, spread out the dough as thinly as possible. Then, cut it into triangles (16 pieces).
10. Roll out each triangle to form a croissant shape.
11. Cover the formed croissants and let them rest for 30 minutes.
12. Brush the croissants with egg wash (1 egg + 1 tsp water).
13. Bake the croissants for 30 minutes at 350°F.
14. Rub butter on top (optional).

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- whisk
- mixer
- dough scraper
- rolling pin
- baking sheet
- pastry brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1X7TdUgksE/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/788154ab-f03d-414a-a386-5f56fc0dd78f
- Extracted: 2025-05-02

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