Yea! Somebody took me up on my offer to teach them how to bake croissants! An adorable and amazing friend came over and we had a great time baking and chatting (there is a lot of time to chat while baking croissants!) We've determined that next time we bake croissants together (or maybe puff pastry??) we will watch the Colin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice, it's a must!
The results are above. I learned some lessons and was able to do things better this time around. First, I let the stand mixer do the kneading for me for the proscribed 20 minutes...yes, 20 minutes.
Second, I was a little more patient with rolling out the dough/butter packet during the lamination process (not pushing the dough too much).
Third, I actually measured my triangles to be more exact. And stretched the dough a little before rolling it into the classic croissant shape.
It made a big difference!
They were much more uniform in size, lost less butter during the baking, and weren't as squat looking at previously. They also had a better crunch to them. And, apparently, melted like butter in your mouth.
Oh, heavenly.
Seriously, please come over and we'll give it another whirl!! Plan for a good 6 hours (literally). We'll watch movies and play games and chat the day away!
Let's eat!
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