Croissants are named for their crescent shape. The dough is layered with butter, rolled and folded several times in succession, then rolled into a thin sheet, in a technique called laminating. The process results in a layered, flaky texture, similar to a puff pastry.
Known in France as croissants de boulanger, this yeasted dough is layered with butter and given a succession of folds that create the distinctive profile of classic croissants. Light and airy and shatteringly crisp, with a deeply caramelized buttery flavor, these croissants are a labor of love that's absolutely worth the time.
This authentic French croissant recipe requires a methodical approach and patience, but the delicious flaky results are totally worth the effort.
There’s truly nothing like biting into a freshly baked French Croissant —crispy, flaky on the outside, and soft, airy layers inside. After years of practice and a life-changing trip to Paris, I’ve perfected this Croissant recipe.
With a pastry as technical as croissants, some aspects of the process — gauging the butter temperature, learning how much pressure to apply to the dough while rolling — become easier with...
I’m sharing step-by-step photography, a full video tutorial, plenty of tricks based on what I’ve learned, and the croissant recipe. I started working on croissants earlier this year.
Crisp, flaky, and filled with rich buttery goodness, a homemade croissant one of the most blissful things you can treat yourself to, any time, any day.
Simple yeast dough and high-fat butter are laminated into dozens of paper-thin layers to deliver a signature flaky exterior and soft, pull-apart interior that no store-bought croissant can touch. My scaled-down recipe walks you through every step of the two-day process.