Croissant Recipe

Buttery, flaky croissant.

Photo of a home baked croissant
Home baked croissant

This recipe yields about 12 croissants.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the dough into triangles with a base of 12 cm and a height of 21 cm
  2. Make a 1 cm vertical incision at the middle of the base of each triangle
  3. Roll each triangle from the base to the top and bend the corners into a crescent shape
  4. Place the croissants on a sheet of baking parchment, cover with cling film, and let rise at room temperature until nearly doubled in size
  5. Brush each croissant with a little egg wash
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for about 20 minutes
  7. Cover with aluminum foil in case the croissants get too dark
  8. Place the croissants on a wire rack to cool for about 30 minutes

How to serve

Serve with butter and strawberry jam.