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Homemade Croissant Dough Recipe

Homemade Croissant Dough Recipe
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Learn how to make Homemade Croissant Dough from scratch with this detailed recipe. The result is buttery, flaky croissants that are perfect for breakfast or anytime indulgence.

Ingredients

Dough:

  • 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
  • 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) active dry yeast
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) warm milk
  • 2 tbsp (30 g) unsalted butter, softened

Butter Block:

  • 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, cold (for laminating)

Instructions

  1. Activate Yeast. In a small bowl, combine warm milk (110°F/43°C) with yeast and a pinch of sugar. Let sit 5–10 minutes until foamy.
  2. Make Dough. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, and salt. Add softened butter and yeast mixture. Mix until a shaggy dough forms. Knead (by hand 8–10 min or with mixer 5–6 min) until smooth and elastic. Shape into a ball, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  3. Prepare Butter Block. Place cold butter between two sheets of parchment. Pound and roll into a 7×7-inch (18×18 cm) square. Chill until firm but pliable.
  4. Encasing the Butter. Roll dough into a 10×10-inch (25×25 cm) square. Place butter block diagonally in the center. Fold dough corners over butter to enclose it completely.
  5. Lamination Folds. Roll dough into a 10×20-inch rectangle. Fold into thirds like a letter (first turn). Wrap and chill 30 minutes. Repeat rolling and folding two more times (total 3 turns), chilling 30 minutes between each.
  6. Rest Dough. After final fold, wrap tightly and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight before shaping into croissants.

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