Flaky Croissant
the recipe
Ingredients (pre-ferment)
- 300 g Infibra Type 1 Flour W 380
- 200 g Milk
- 12,5 g Brewer’s yeast
Ingredients (dough)
- 500 g Infibra Type 1 Flour W 380
- 100 g Milk
- 12,5 g Fresh brewer’s yeast
- 90 g Granulated sugar
- 15 g Salt
- 200 g Cream
- 500 g Butter for lock-in
Directions
- Prepare the pre-ferment and let it rise for about 3 hours at 20°C.
- Transfer it to the mixer bowl, add the flour, yeast, milk, and sugar, and begin kneading.
- Then add the salt, and finally the cream.
- Once the dough is finished, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight at 4°C.
- The next day, lock in the butter and perform a four-fold followed by a three-fold.
- Return to the fridge at 4°C for 20 minutes, then roll out the dough to 3 mm thickness and shape the croissants.
- Let them proof at 27°C until fully risen.
- Brush with a mixture of egg yolk and cream, and bake at 180°C for 18–20 minutes.