(BREADMACHINE) CROISSANTS

Categories: Breadmaker, Breads

2 1/4 c Bread flour
1 1/2 tb Sugar
2 tb Dry milk
1 ts Salt
1 tb Butter
2/3 c Water
2 ts Dry yeast

FOR LATER USE:
5 oz Butter;
-chiled for folding in the
-dough
1 Egg; beaten for brushing
-on top

1. Place first 5 ingredients inside the bread pan. Add water. Close
cover and place dry yeast into the yeast holder. SELECT: BASIC DOUGH
MODE. Press start. (Breadmaker completes the basic dough mode 2 hours
and 25 minutes later)

2. Place dough in greased bowl. Cover. Rest the dough in fridge for 30 minutes.

3. Roll 5 oz of chilled butter between two sheets of waxed paper into a 8 x 7 inch rectangle. Place back in the refrigerator. Chill at least 1 hour.

4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 10 x 10 1/2 inches
rectangle.

5. Place the rolled out butter over two-thirds of the
dough. Fold the third without butter over the center third.

6. Fold the remaining third on top. Seal edges. Rest the dough in the
refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes.

7. Place the dough at right angles to the previous position in #5. Roll out into 10 x 10 1/2 inches. Fold into thirds. Wrap and place into refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes. Fold and roll twice more. Wrap and chill after each rolling.
After the final folding, chill several hours or overnight.

8. Cut dough crosswise into thirds. Cut each third in thirds. cut each third
diagonally to form two triangles.

9. Roll up each triangle loosely,starting from the side oposite the point. Curve ends.

10. Place seam side down on a greased baking pan.

11. Spray water on top. Proof at 90. deg. for 30 to 50 minutes or until nearly doubled.

12. Brush croissants with beaten egg.

13. Bake in 375 deg. oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.