Buttery Homemade Croissants Bread: A Flaky French Breakfast Delight
These golden, flaky croissants bread bring a taste of Parisian café culture to your kitchen! While not 100% authentic, this simplified version of the classic French viennoiserie delivers all the buttery layers and crisp-soft texture you crave, perfect for slow weekend mornings or elegant brunches.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
✅ Layered & Flaky – Folded dough creates signature airy pockets.
🧈 Rich Butteriness – High-quality butter is the star.
☕ Perfect for Breakfast – Pair with jam, chocolate, or cheese.
🏡 Homemade Pride – Impressive yet achievable with patience!
Key Ingredients
- Bread flour – Higher protein for better structure.
- Unsalted butter – Cold, high-fat (82%+) for optimal lamination.
- Yeast – Active dry or instant for rise.
- Sugar & salt – For flavor balance.
- Milk & egg – For richness and browning.
Simplified Step-by-Step
1️⃣ Make Dough – Mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk, and egg. Knead until smooth.
2️⃣ Laminate – Roll out, encase butter block, and fold 3x (chill 30 mins between folds).
3️⃣ Shape – Cut triangles, roll into crescents, and proof until doubled.
4️⃣ Bake – At 375°F (190°C) for 15-20 mins until deep golden.
Pro Tips for Success
✨ Keep butter cold – Prevents melting into dough.
⏳ Don’t rush proofing – Proper rise = flaky layers.
🥚 Egg wash – For glossy, golden tops.
Serving Ideas
🍫 Chocolate-filled – Pain au chocolat style.
🥐 Almond cream – For croissant aux amandes.
🥓 Savory twist – Add ham and cheese.
Warning: These are addictive!
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Croissants Bread Recipe – French Croissants
Description
Homemade tasty French croissants bread are great for breakfast. This recipe is not authentic; it is a copycat of the famous croissant bread from Austria (Vienna), which refers to French viennoiserie pastries popularly known as a breakfast pastry.
Ingredients
Instructions
First, prepare the dough. In a large mixing bowl, crack 2 fresh eggs; add butter, salt, sugar, and cold milk; mix to combine; add flour; and knead the dough.
Leave the dough in a warm place for up to 1.5 hours. Then cut the dough in half and roll it out thinly.
Spread the margarine over the rolled out dough and spread it evenly over the entire surface of the dough.
Roll up the dough and tie it like a bow or shoelace.
Chill the dough in refrigerator for 2 hours.
Remove the dough, squeeze it to become flat and roll into a layer.
Cut the triangles and cut a little bit in the middle of the end, wrap the dough into a roll.
Put the roll bread on a baking sheet and leave the cover on top with a film for another 1-2 hours.
Bake them in a preheated oven to 240 ° C for 10 -15 minutes.
Once cooked remove from oven and serve warm. Share and enjoy it.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 516kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 34.5g54%
- Saturated Fat 8.1g41%
- Cholesterol 69mg23%
- Sodium 415mg18%
- Potassium 149mg5%
- Total Carbohydrate 43.8g15%
- Dietary Fiber 1.6g7%
- Sugars 10.9g
- Protein 9g18%
- Calcium 7 mg
- Iron 14 mg
- Vitamin D 40 IU
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
