Pastries and baking
ChefOla Faour
How to Make Croissants
Croissants made with a reliable homemade recipe... a detailed method that every home cook will feel able to follow, even if they are a beginner in the kitchen! Give it a try.
Homemade croissants with a tried-and-true, successful recipe... definitely much cleaner than store-bought, and the kids will enjoy them even more because they were made by mom :)
Ingredients
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- 9 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons yeast
- 3 cups lukewarm water
- 1/3 cup yogurt
- 3 tablespoons powdered milk
- 100 grams butter
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Fillings
- Mixed cheese
- or
- za'atar and oil
- chocolate
- Top
- 1 tablespoon Nescafe + 1 tablespoon milk + 1 tablespoon sugar, dissolved in a little water
- soft butter and sesame seeds
- For more delicious pastries, here is Chess Honeycomb
Method
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- First, place three cups of flour with the sugar, yeast, powdered milk and lukewarm water and mix well.
- Leave for 15 minutes until the yeast proofs.Timers: 15 min
- Then add the oil and milk and the remaining flour gradually, kneading until the dough becomes cohesive.
- Finally add the softened butter at room temperature and knead again for 10 minutes (not less) until the dough is smooth.Timers: 10 min
- Divide it into three pieces and roll each on a floured surface with a rolling pin to form a circular sheet.
- Cut each sheet into 8 equal lengthwise pieces.
- Place the desired filling at the end of each piece and roll it up.
- Leave the pieces on the baking tray for two hours or more to proof again and double in size.
- Brush the tops with butter and sprinkle sesame seeds or as desired; you can brush the tops with a mixture of instant coffee and milk.
- Bake the croissants in a preheated oven at moderate temperature until done, browning the tops slightly.
- Serve the croissants immediately or cold at room temperature.
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- For more pastry recipes, here's the link: Pastries with milk dough
- For more delicious pastries, here's Chessboard pastry
Recipe tags
Pastries and bakingInternationalVegetarianNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Pies with Yogurt Dough
- Chess Honeycomb
