For anyone who is wondering, if you want to see actual good croissants, not that industrially made looking croissants, go look at cedric grolet's croissants
Levain Starter 200g (¾ cup + 1 ⅓ tbsp) all-purpose flour, plus more for feeding 200g (¾ cup + 1 ⅓ tbsp) water, room temperature, plus more for feeding
Croissant Dough 12g (4¼ tsp) dry instant yeast (preferably SAF Gold Label) 203g (¾ cup + 1¾ tbsp) cold water, cold 560g (4¼ cups + 2½ tbsp) all-purpose bread flour, plus more as needed for dusting
29g (2 tbsp) high-fat “European-style” or Vermont (preferably 83 to 84 percent butter fat) unsalted butter, softened 72g (1/3 cup + 1¾ tsp) granulated sugar 29g (1 each) large egg 15g (1 tbsp) heavy cream 12g (2⅛ tsp) kosher salt 68g (1/4 cup) prepared levain As needed nonstick cooking spray
Tip: Instant yeast is often used for doughs with higher sugar content, because this yeast needs less water to react and sugar tends to pull water from dough. You can substitute the same quantity of active dry yeast, but you may get a denser final product.
Butter Block: 284g (2½ sticks) high-fat European-style or Vermont unsalted butter, softened (83 to 84 percent butter fat)
Egg Wash: 2 eggs, 1 pinch of salt, and a dash of milk, beaten together
EQUIPMENT Stand mixer with dough hook attachment Plastic wrap Parchment paper Ruler Sheet pan Large offset spatula or bench scraper Pastry brush Whisk Large rubber spatula
METHOD 1 Week Before: MAKE LEVAIN STARTER Day 1: In a large mixing bowl at least twice the size of your mixture, combine 50g (3⅓ tbsp) flour and 50g (3⅓ tbsp) water and mix with a spatula until evenly combined. Loosely cover with a dish towel or cheesecloth and leave at room temperature spot for 24 hours. Day 2: Add another 50g (3⅓ tbsp) flour and 50g (3⅓ tbsp) water, mix with spatula to combine. Loosely cover and leave at room temperature for another 24 hours. Day 3: Add another 100g (6⅔ tbsp) flour and 100g (6⅔ tbsp) water, mix with spatula to combine. Loosely cover and leave at room temperature for another 24 hours. Day 4: Remove 20 percent of the levain mixture from the container and discard. Loosely cover and leave at room temperature for another 24 hours. Day 5: Check if your levain is ready to use. It should be light, bubbly, and fluffy, and have a pronounced fermentation aroma without any acidity. If it’s not quite there, “feed” the levain again each day with equal parts flour and water that’s equal to the weight of the levain, until it’s ready.
Day 1: MAKE DOUGH In a small bowl, stir together the yeast and room temperature water until dissolved. Combine the flour, butter, sugar, egg, cream, salt, 68g levain, and yeast mixture in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Start mixing on the lowest speed and mix for 1 minute, then increase the speed to medium and mix about 3 to 4 minutes more, until the dough is just combined. When finished, the dough will be rough and have very little gluten development. It will also be elastic and come out of the bowl as one piece. Lightly grease a medium bowl with nonstick spray. Transfer the dough into the bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly on the dough, to prevent a skin from forming. Proof the dough in a warm spot until doubled in size, 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours. Remove the plastic wrap and punch down the dough by folding the edges into the center, releasing as much of the gas as possible. Invert the bowl of dough and allow the dough to fall onto a piece of plastic wrap, then shape the dough into a 10-inch (25cm) square. Place the dough, still on the plastic wrap, on a sheet pan and cover with another sheet of plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
MAKE BUTTER BLOCK Draw a 7-inch (18cm) square on a piece of parchment paper with a pencil. Flip the parchment over so the butter won’t come into contact with the pencil marks. Place the softened butter in the center of the square and cover with another sheet of parchment paper. Use an offset spatula or bench scraper to spread the butter evenly to fill the square. Refrigerate overnight. Tip: It’s important that the butter is truly softened to make forming the butter block easy. Once perfectly room temperature, the butter will be spreadable and have the consistency of cream cheese.
Day 2: MAKE THREE FOLDS Remove the butter mixture from the refrigerator and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes to become pliable enough to work with. It should still be soft enough to bend slightly without cracking. If it is too firm, gently beat it with a rolling pin on a lightly floured work surface until it becomes pliable. Make sure to press the butter back to its 7-inch (18 cm) square after working it. Lightly flour your work surface. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, making sure it is very cold throughout. Place the dough on the work surface. Arrange the butter block in the center of the dough so it looks like a diamond in the center of the square (rotated 45 degrees, with the corners of the butter block facing the center of the dough sides). Pull the corners of the dough up and over to the center of the butter block. Pinch the seams of dough together to seal the butter inside. You should have a square slightly larger than the butter block. Lightly dust the work surface with flour to ensure that the dough won’t stick. With a rolling pin, using steady, even pressure to roll out the dough from the center so that it triples in length. This will take several passes and you may need to add more flour in between rolling to keep the dough from sticking to the surface and rolling pin. When finished, you should have a rectangle about 20 by 10 inches (50 by 25 cm) and ¼ inch (6 mm) thick. Place the dough so the shorter sides run left to right. From the top side, fold one-third of the dough onto itself, keeping the edges lined up with each other. From the bottom side, fold the remaining one-third of dough on top of the side that has already been folded. Line up all the edges so that you are left with a smaller rectangle. This technique is called a “letter fold,” since the dough is folded as if it were a piece of paper going inside an envelope. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and place on a sheet pan. Refrigerate for about 1 hour to relax the gluten. With the seam always facing to the right, repeat steps 3 and 4 for your second and third folds. After the third fold, refrigerate the dough for 1 hour. Tip: If you don’t have enough space in the refrigerator, you can gently fold the dough in half to fit. Lightly flour the work surface and lay the dough flat. Trim about ½ inch of dough from each side to make a neat rectangle. Using a ruler, start from the left side and score the dough every 3 inches (8 cm) along the bottom edge until you reach the right side of the dough. Make the first score on the top edge 1½ inches (4 cm) from the left end. Continue scoring the top edge every 3 inches (8 cm). These staggered marks should give a nice guideline for cutting triangles. Use a large chef’s knife to connect each score mark on the top with the two at the bottom on either side of it. The isosceles triangles should measure 3 inches (8 cm) wide and 10 inches (25 cm) long. There will be narrow triangles of dough left over at each end. Place the cut triangles on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the dough triangles from the refrigerator, and make sure there is no flour on your work surface. Working with one triangle at a time, hold the base of the triangle with one hand and use the fingertips of your other hand to lightly grasp the triangle near its base and gently stretch it an additional 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) in length, pulling your fingers toward the tip and being careful not to tear the dough. Tip: Stretching out the dough not only gives you more to roll, it also relaxes the dough.
ROLL AND SHAPE Starting at the wide end, roll the croissant dough toward the tip, keeping steady and even pressure as you roll, until it comes to a rest on the tip of the triangle. When finished, make sure the tip of the dough is on the bottom of the croissant or else it will unravel in the oven. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place the croissants on the sheet pan about 4 inches (10 cm) apart. Lightly lay a piece of plastic wrap over the croissants and refrigerate overnight.
Day 3: BAKE Remove the tray of croissants from the refrigerator. Keep them lightly covered in plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature until tripled in size, about 2 to 3 hours. Tip: This step is called “proofing”, a step in bread and viennoiserie baking that activates the yeast in the dough. When proofed at the proper temperature and environment, you’ll see the croissant dough triple in size and become light, fluffy, and jiggly. What’s most important in the proofing step is to make sure the dough is neither overproofed (where it’s proofed up so much that it eventually collapses, causing the layers to separate and the butter to leak) or underproofed (which will result in a tight crumb and you won’t get those fluffy, flaky layers). Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) for conventional or 350°F (175°C) for convection. In a small bowl, make the egg wash by whisking together the eggs, salt, and milk. Gently remove the plastic wrap from the croissants. Lightly brush the croissants with the egg wash, making sure not to apply too much pressure to prevent deflating the croissants. Bake on the center rack for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool briefly.
STORAGE Best served fresh and hot out of the oven. Croissants should be eaten within 5 hours of baking.
*and this is why I'll just buy a damn kwah-sahn. <3
Jimmies on the Mall in the middle of Brisbane city australia about 1988. The perfect croissant and I KNOW you will understand if you ever find who made their croissants.
chef, i am baker, i intending to start small businusse ( croissant) i need to learn how to make frozen croissant. croissant dough,freezing Technic,it should be FULLY FERMENTED FROZEN DOUGH(FFF) are FULLY PRE-PROOFED AND DO NOT REQUIRED PROOFING BEFORE BAKING. chef if you can teaching me, i like to learning, can you massage me please. i am waiting
I HAVE MADE THE CROISSANTS WITH A LOT OF SUCCESS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FREEZE PART OF THE PREPARATION, WHEN DO YOU SUGGEST ME IS THE BEST BEFORE THE FERMENTATION OR AFTER
I want to visit France, Italy and other European countries. I love gastronomy I'd love to try the local European food. I hug to all Europeans at this hard time!
I don' t understand why the receipe is not video… What you are afraid of , we become master chefs after look at it ? I like how the final products are looking, I apreciate your work , but I skip this channel in the future because is anoyng not having complete receipe in front of me. Love you, bye !
Efectivamente, un buen croissant es raro de ver; comenzando por que éste tiene CUERNOS, y no como esos que estoy viendo, que deberían estar completamente prohibidos. El cruasán se llama así precisamente porque es una luna creciente y tiene que tener sus cuernos, de toda la vida. Empezamos mal.
The perfect croissant is the one you like the most. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Fuck these chefs wannabe gods. If you like it and its great…its just that!!!
Favor poder traducir en español…
For anyone who is wondering, if you want to see actual good croissants, not that industrially made looking croissants, go look at cedric grolet's croissants
He didn't show because this video is taken from the entire series on MasterClass. The full MasterClass shows every detail and every explination.
Wait Did he said croissant??🤪
Dominique Ansel's THE PERFECT CROISSANT
Levain Starter
200g (¾ cup + 1 ⅓ tbsp) all-purpose flour,
plus more for feeding
200g (¾ cup + 1 ⅓ tbsp) water, room temperature,
plus more for feeding
Croissant Dough
12g (4¼ tsp) dry instant yeast
(preferably SAF Gold Label)
203g (¾ cup + 1¾ tbsp) cold water, cold
560g (4¼ cups + 2½ tbsp) all-purpose bread flour,
plus more as needed for dusting
29g (2 tbsp) high-fat “European-style” or Vermont
(preferably 83 to 84 percent butter fat) unsalted
butter, softened
72g (1/3 cup + 1¾ tsp) granulated sugar
29g (1 each) large egg
15g (1 tbsp) heavy cream
12g (2⅛ tsp) kosher salt
68g (1/4 cup) prepared levain
As needed nonstick cooking spray
Tip: Instant yeast is often used for doughs with higher
sugar content, because this yeast needs less water to
react and sugar tends to pull water from dough. You can
substitute the same quantity of active dry yeast, but you
may get a denser final product.
Butter Block:
284g (2½ sticks) high-fat European-style or Vermont
unsalted butter, softened (83 to 84 percent butter
fat)
Egg Wash:
2 eggs, 1 pinch of salt, and a dash of milk,
beaten together
EQUIPMENT
Stand mixer with dough hook attachment
Plastic wrap
Parchment paper
Ruler
Sheet pan
Large offset spatula or bench scraper
Pastry brush
Whisk
Large rubber spatula
METHOD
1 Week Before:
MAKE LEVAIN STARTER
Day 1:
In a large mixing bowl at least twice the size of your
mixture, combine 50g (3⅓ tbsp) flour and 50g (3⅓
tbsp) water and mix with a spatula until evenly combined. Loosely cover with a dish towel or cheesecloth
and leave at room temperature spot for 24 hours.
Day 2:
Add another 50g (3⅓ tbsp) flour and 50g (3⅓ tbsp)
water, mix with spatula to combine. Loosely cover and
leave at room temperature for another 24 hours.
Day 3:
Add another 100g (6⅔ tbsp) flour and 100g (6⅔ tbsp)
water, mix with spatula to combine. Loosely cover and
leave at room temperature for another 24 hours.
Day 4:
Remove 20 percent of the levain mixture from the
container and discard. Loosely cover and leave at
room temperature for another 24 hours.
Day 5:
Check if your levain is ready to use. It should be light,
bubbly, and fluffy, and have a pronounced fermentation aroma without any acidity. If it’s not quite there,
“feed” the levain again each day with equal parts flour
and water that’s equal to the weight of the levain,
until it’s ready.
Day 1:
MAKE DOUGH
In a small bowl, stir together the yeast and room
temperature water until dissolved. Combine the
flour, butter, sugar, egg, cream, salt, 68g levain, and
yeast mixture in a stand mixer fitted with a dough
hook. Start mixing on the lowest speed and mix for 1
minute, then increase the speed to medium and mix
about 3 to 4 minutes more, until the dough is just
combined. When finished, the dough will be rough
and have very little gluten development. It will also be
elastic and come out of the bowl as one piece.
Lightly grease a medium bowl with nonstick spray.
Transfer the dough into the bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly on the dough, to prevent a
skin from forming. Proof the dough in a warm spot
until doubled in size, 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Remove the plastic wrap and punch down the dough
by folding the edges into the center, releasing as
much of the gas as possible. Invert the bowl of dough
and allow the dough to fall onto a piece of plastic
wrap, then shape the dough into a 10-inch (25cm)
square. Place the dough, still on the plastic wrap, on
a sheet pan and cover with another sheet of plastic
wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
MAKE BUTTER BLOCK
Draw a 7-inch (18cm) square on a piece of parchment
paper with a pencil. Flip the parchment over so the
butter won’t come into contact with the pencil marks.
Place the softened butter in the center of the square
and cover with another sheet of parchment paper.
Use an offset spatula or bench scraper to spread the
butter evenly to fill the square. Refrigerate overnight.
Tip: It’s important that the butter is truly softened to
make forming the butter block easy. Once perfectly
room temperature, the butter will be spreadable and
have the consistency of cream cheese.
Day 2:
MAKE THREE FOLDS
Remove the butter mixture from the refrigerator
and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes to become pliable
enough to work with. It should still be soft enough to
bend slightly without cracking. If it is too firm, gently
beat it with a rolling pin on a lightly floured work
surface until it becomes pliable. Make sure to press
the butter back to its 7-inch (18 cm) square after
working it.
Lightly flour your work surface. Remove the dough
from the refrigerator, making sure it is very cold
throughout. Place the dough on the work surface.
Arrange the butter block in the center of the dough
so it looks like a diamond in the center of the square
(rotated 45 degrees, with the corners of the butter
block facing the center of the dough sides). Pull the
corners of the dough up and over to the center of
the butter block. Pinch the seams of dough together
to seal the butter inside. You should have a square
slightly larger than the butter block.
Lightly dust the work surface with flour to ensure that
the dough won’t stick. With a rolling pin, using steady,
even pressure to roll out the dough from the center
so that it triples in length. This will take several passes
and you may need to add more flour in between
rolling to keep the dough from sticking to the surface
and rolling pin. When finished, you should have a rectangle about 20 by 10 inches (50 by 25 cm) and ¼ inch
(6 mm) thick.
Place the dough so the shorter sides run left to right.
From the top side, fold one-third of the dough onto
itself, keeping the edges lined up with each other.
From the bottom side, fold the remaining one-third
of dough on top of the side that has already been
folded. Line up all the edges so that you are left with
a smaller rectangle. This technique is called a “letter
fold,” since the dough is folded as if it were a piece
of paper going inside an envelope. Wrap the dough
tightly in plastic wrap and place on a sheet pan. Refrigerate for about 1 hour to relax the gluten.
With the seam always facing to the right, repeat steps
3 and 4 for your second and third folds. After the
third fold, refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
Tip: If you don’t have enough space in the refrigerator,
you can gently fold the dough in half to fit.
Lightly flour the work surface and lay the dough flat.
Trim about ½ inch of dough from each side to make a
neat rectangle. Using a ruler, start from the left side
and score the dough every 3 inches (8 cm) along the
bottom edge until you reach the right side of the
dough. Make the first score on the top edge 1½ inches
(4 cm) from the left end. Continue scoring the top
edge every 3 inches (8 cm). These staggered marks
should give a nice guideline for cutting triangles. Use
a large chef’s knife to connect each score mark on
the top with the two at the bottom on either side of
it. The isosceles triangles should measure 3 inches (8
cm) wide and 10 inches (25 cm) long. There will be
narrow triangles of dough left over at each end. Place
the cut triangles on a parchment paper-lined sheet
pan, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for
30 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove the dough triangles from the refrigerator,
and make sure there is no flour on your work surface.
Working with one triangle at a time, hold the base of
the triangle with one hand and use the fingertips of
your other hand to lightly grasp the triangle near its
base and gently stretch it an additional 2 to 3 inches
(5 to 8 cm) in length, pulling your fingers toward the
tip and being careful not to tear the dough.
Tip: Stretching out the dough not only gives you more to
roll, it also relaxes the dough.
ROLL AND SHAPE
Starting at the wide end, roll the croissant dough toward the tip, keeping steady and even pressure as you
roll, until it comes to a rest on the tip of the triangle.
When finished, make sure the tip of the dough is on
the bottom of the croissant or else it will unravel in
the oven.
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place the
croissants on the sheet pan about 4 inches (10 cm)
apart. Lightly lay a piece of plastic wrap over the
croissants and refrigerate overnight.
Day 3:
BAKE
Remove the tray of croissants from the refrigerator.
Keep them lightly covered in plastic wrap. Let stand
at room temperature until tripled in size, about 2 to 3
hours.
Tip: This step is called “proofing”, a step in bread and viennoiserie baking that activates the yeast in the dough.
When proofed at the proper temperature and environment, you’ll see the croissant dough triple in size and
become light, fluffy, and jiggly. What’s most important
in the proofing step is to make sure the dough is neither overproofed (where it’s proofed up so much that it
eventually collapses, causing the layers to separate and
the butter to leak) or underproofed (which will result in a
tight crumb and you won’t get those fluffy, flaky layers).
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat
the oven to 375°F (190°C) for conventional or 350°F
(175°C) for convection. In a small bowl, make the egg
wash by whisking together the eggs, salt, and milk.
Gently remove the plastic wrap from the croissants.
Lightly brush the croissants with the egg wash, making sure not to apply too much pressure to prevent
deflating the croissants. Bake on the center rack for
12 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from
the oven and let cool briefly.
STORAGE
Best served fresh and hot out of the oven. Croissants
should be eaten within 5 hours of baking.
*and this is why I'll just buy a damn kwah-sahn. <3
Jimmies on the Mall in the middle of Brisbane city australia about 1988. The perfect croissant and I KNOW you will understand if you ever find who made their croissants.
This guy is such a hack
Le QUASSAUNTS
I wish this guy could have a cooking app where we can learn his amazing recipes…
what is that "Cheese" book behind him, who writes it?
what does a levain do to a croissant? croissants usually don't have that sourdough taste.
Excuse me, but are you going to finish that c r o i s s a n t ?
same like a BRIDOR and delifrance croissant
chef, i am baker, i intending to start small businusse ( croissant) i need to learn how to make frozen croissant. croissant dough,freezing Technic,it should be FULLY FERMENTED FROZEN DOUGH(FFF) are FULLY PRE-PROOFED AND DO NOT REQUIRED PROOFING BEFORE BAKING. chef if you can teaching me, i like to learning, can you massage me please. i am waiting
most probably this guy only cooks croissants in his kitchen yet he has all sorts of knives hanging on the wall.. what is the purpose?
I HAVE MADE THE CROISSANTS WITH A LOT OF SUCCESS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FREEZE PART OF THE PREPARATION, WHEN DO YOU SUGGEST ME IS THE BEST BEFORE THE FERMENTATION OR AFTER
I take photos of my croissants too!!😂 his enthusiasm for the perfect croissant is soooo sexy 🥰
I want to visit France, Italy and other European countries. I love gastronomy I'd love to try the local European food. I hug to all Europeans at this hard time!
😍
I remember some high class lady ask her friend if she wants some cruzon.
3:24 The croissant in the video killed itself after that.
3:17 Ansel to his workers outside NY: Eat the croissant and then take picture of the flakes.
You know he is not fake Ansel if he says kwasor.
What's wrong, Jimmy-kun? Could it be that you're… craving my c r o i s s a n t
Ok but is he going to drop the recipe or nah?
Perfeito
i saw the ad for his master class, so i looked him here. his explanation is uninteresting. i'll check another vid.
A cosa serve questo video?
I don' t understand why the receipe is not video… What you are afraid of , we become master chefs after look at it ? I like how the final products are looking, I apreciate your work , but I skip this channel in the future because is anoyng not having complete receipe in front of me. Love you, bye !
Efectivamente, un buen croissant es raro de ver; comenzando por que éste tiene CUERNOS, y no como esos que estoy viendo, que deberían estar completamente prohibidos. El cruasán se llama así precisamente porque es una luna creciente y tiene que tener sus cuernos, de toda la vida. Empezamos mal.
Video was trash
Are you gonna finish that Kwah-sohn?
That's not a croissant
give me that brother- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gp51lt9kdA&t=9s
Today I thought, "Why doesn't Dominique Ansel make a croissant masterclass"…. didn't know this existed…. good thing its still not mainstream
Take a shot every time this man says Cwasaaant
Dang it. I thought maybe he might make the perfect croissant later in the video. 🙂
Pls count how many times he says croissant.
The perfect croissant is the one you like the most. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Fuck these chefs wannabe gods. If you like it and its great…its just that!!!