My family and I went on a little hiatus from South Asian life this past year. We were in the US from August to the first of February. We returned to our South Asian city, only to find it was time to move to a different apartment. It's been a good move for us, but now, about a month later, we're finally settled in and getting back to a routine.
I've been wanting to try making croissants for a long time, but never really had the courage (or a good reason to muster up the courage). A friend in my city had received a package with a special ingredient, and wanted to make her grandmother's chicken salad and have us all over for lunch. Well, if that's not a reason to figure out how to make croissants, I don't know what is. I spent some time looking over lots and lots of recipes, and finally settled on this one. It has really cool .gifs. (If you don't know what those are, it's okay, I didn't either before I saw them here!) They're moving pictures, not like a movie, but sequenced to show action, that gave me a fantastic idea of what the process was supposed to look like.
I learned a lot through the process. Like, the butter inside melts much faster in north Indian heat. : ) And, if I were to do it again, I would roll (and fold) them out twice each time I took them out, to get more layers, because mine didn't have as many layers as the original recipe did. But all in all, for a first attempt, they turned out great.
One thing that surprised me is that it was about one hour of active work. And that was spread out over about 15 hours. I started in the afternoon, made the dough, let it rest in the fridge, and then took it out ever hour on the hour to roll and fold four times (I think!). I lived by the kitchen timer that day. : ) Then the dough rested overnight, and in the morning, I got up, rolled them out and shaped them, and let them rise 2 hours, then baked them. It wasn't near as hard as I imagined it being. : )
Here's pictures of how mine turned out, and a link to the original recipe!
Be brave in your kitchen! Tackle something previously scary this week! : )
Croissant Tutorial at Top With Cinnamon . com
I've been wanting to try making croissants for a long time, but never really had the courage (or a good reason to muster up the courage). A friend in my city had received a package with a special ingredient, and wanted to make her grandmother's chicken salad and have us all over for lunch. Well, if that's not a reason to figure out how to make croissants, I don't know what is. I spent some time looking over lots and lots of recipes, and finally settled on this one. It has really cool .gifs. (If you don't know what those are, it's okay, I didn't either before I saw them here!) They're moving pictures, not like a movie, but sequenced to show action, that gave me a fantastic idea of what the process was supposed to look like.
I learned a lot through the process. Like, the butter inside melts much faster in north Indian heat. : ) And, if I were to do it again, I would roll (and fold) them out twice each time I took them out, to get more layers, because mine didn't have as many layers as the original recipe did. But all in all, for a first attempt, they turned out great.
One thing that surprised me is that it was about one hour of active work. And that was spread out over about 15 hours. I started in the afternoon, made the dough, let it rest in the fridge, and then took it out ever hour on the hour to roll and fold four times (I think!). I lived by the kitchen timer that day. : ) Then the dough rested overnight, and in the morning, I got up, rolled them out and shaped them, and let them rise 2 hours, then baked them. It wasn't near as hard as I imagined it being. : )
Here's pictures of how mine turned out, and a link to the original recipe!
Be brave in your kitchen! Tackle something previously scary this week! : )
Croissant Tutorial at Top With Cinnamon . com
This is the dough after it's final roll and fold, when it's cut and ready to rise overnight in the fridge. I was surprised at how many layers there were, but it's nowhere near what the original poster's dough looks like. Mine definitely looks hot and tired, thanks to the Rajasthan heat! :)
Finished product! They were yummy with that chicken salad! :)
WOW! They look amazing and delicious!! Thanks for the encouragement...I think I'll have to try to make them :-) Debbie
ReplyDeleteI made some croissants this week. They were awesome! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Debbie
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