The Art of French Pastry

finger to mark the 2 turns. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it overnight (you can also mark ...

to your right and left. Roll out the dough following the same procedure as before and fold the dough to give ...

folded edges to your right and left. Roll out the dough to a long rectangle, 20 × 7 inches. Because the ...

work surface, because you will be cutting it with a chef’s knife and you don’t want to cut the silpat. Tur ...

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SHAPING CROISSANTS 1 Mark one of the long edges of the dough every 3½ inches and, using a large che ...

pieces (SEE ILLUSTRATION). 2 Place a triangle in front of you, the wide end facing you and the tip ...

dog-ear flaps (SEE ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTO). Place your fingers on the fold and start rolling forward, forcing ...

croissants with egg wash. CROISSANT CUTTING CHOCOLATE CROISSANT CUTTING ...

SHAPING PAINS AU CHOCOLAT Cut the 20 × 7–inch rectangle in half lengthwise into two 10 × 3½–inch strips. Cut each ...

with the longer edge facing you and place 2 bars or 4 or 5 coins of chocolate along the left edge (SEE ...

covered sheet pan. Repeat with the other rectangles, making sure to leave 1 inch between each pain au choco ...

RISING AND BAKING 1 Set the croissants in a warm place to rise, taking care that the temperature doe ...

80.6°F/27°C. If they get too warm the butter will ooze out of them, and this cannot be fixed. Let them rise ...

rapidly, the croissant will probably need another 20 to 30 minutes of rising. If after you poke it the dough ...

wash a second time, being very careful not to deflate them, as they are very fragile at this point. If ...

from the heat and allow to cool for 30 minutes before serving. IT’S DONE WHEN IT’S DONE The baked croi ...

I prefer to eat these when they are freshly baked. The raw croissants can be frozen right away once shaped, thou ...

and place them in a warm place until they rise and double in volume. The baked croissants can be frozen ...

NOTE: To scale 150 grams of butter you should cut a block of butter lengthwise into 3 pieces and you will se ...