How to Make the Best Sourdough Croissants

How to Make the Best Sourdough Croissants

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Freeze the butter

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Freeze the butter

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How to Make the Best Sourdough Croissants

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  1. 1 Intro and History
  2. 2 Combining ingredients
  3. 3 Handmixing + Autolysis
  4. 4 Bench knead until soft
  5. 5 Prepare the butter 50% of the flour weight, make a rectangle in parchment paper
  6. 6 Freeze the butter
  7. 7 Roll out the dough
  8. 8 Adding butter to the dough
  9. 9 First 4x Fold
  10. 10 Perform a 2x fold again. You now have 8x layers
  11. 11 Perform a 4x fold again, you now have 32x layers
  12. 12 Roll out again into rectangle
  13. 13 Cut the sides so that you have a rectangle that is around 20cm in width
  14. 14 Cut the triangles, 25cm diagonal, 8cm at the bottom
  15. 15 Roll the triangles into the final dough. Make sure the seam is still below the dough
  16. 16 Let proof until doubled in size
  17. 17 Cover with egg wash. Darker color = just egg, lighter color = half egg, half water
  18. 18 Baking
  19. 19 Final product

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