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Authentic French Butter Croissants – Recipe from Koukakis Farm

Time

90''

Difficulty

Portions

8-10

225 g butter
375 g all-purpose flour
25 g cornstarch
8 g salt
50 g sugar
230 ml Koukakis Farm milk
1 packet dry yeast
25 g butter
30 ml heavy cream
1 egg

Put all the ingredients and mix with your hands. Gradually add the flour.
Sift the flour and cornstarch.
Add salt and sugar and mix.
Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm milk.
Add everything to the flour and knead.
When the dough is ready, cut it in a cross shape and put the 25 g butter in the center.
Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Place the dough on the baking tray.
Add the cold butter and seal the edges well.
Lightly flour and gently press the dough with a rolling pin.
Roll out the dough into a 45×26 cm sheet, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Cut into triangles and roll to form croissants.
Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Cover with plastic wrap, taking care not to touch the croissants.
Let them rise in a warm place for 2-3 hours until doubled in size.
Bake at 200°C with the upper and lower heating elements on for 10 minutes, then at 180°C until golden brown.