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Croissants

Name: Croissants
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup milk; 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 (for egg wash) egg

Croissants are flaky, buttery pastries known for their crescent shape and layered texture. They are a quintessential French breakfast item, celebrated worldwide for their rich flavor and delicate crumb.

7 ingredients

butteryflakyslightly sweetrich

Culinary DNA Preview

French70%

Austrian30%

Ingredients

all-purpose flour
4 cups
unsalted butter
1 cup
milk
1 cup
active dry yeast
2 1/4 teaspoons
sugar
2 tablespoons
salt
1 teaspoon
egg
1 (for egg wash)

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Though often attributed to France, croissants trace their origins to the Austrian kipferl, introduced to France in the 19th century and transformed through French pastry techniques into the modern croissant.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

French70%

ingredients+techniques

Austrian30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

lamination proofing baking yeast fermentation

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