Bake croissants

Homemade croissants are the height of baking skill. Laminating butter into the dough takes time and cold, but the result is crisp and flaky.

You will need

• 500 g plain flour
• 2.5 dl cold milk
• 50 g sugar
• 10 g salt
• 10 g dried yeast
• 280 g cold butter for laminating
• 1 egg for brushing

Steps

1. Make the base dough

   Mix the flour, sugar, salt, yeast and milk. Knead until smooth and let it rest in the fridge overnight.

2. Make the butter block

3. Wrap the butter in the dough

4. Make three letter folds

5. Roll out and cut

6. Roll the croissants

7. Let them rise

8. Bake

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