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Easy Croissants
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 365 Minutes
Ready In: 385 Minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup milk, warm
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon yeast
1 cup flour
3/4 cup milk, room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup butter, melted, cooled
4 cups flour
1 cup butter, cold
1 egg, beaten with cold water
Directions:
1. Stir warm milk and sugar together.
2. Add yeast. Let stand 10 minutes.
3. Stir well.
4. Add flour; beat well.
5. Add milk, sugar and egg.
6. Beat until smooth.
7. Add butter; beat and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, place the 4 cups of flour and the chilled butter.
8. Cut butter into flour until pieces are the size of beans (not too small). Pour the liquid batter into the flour mixture; stir until moistened.Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
9. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove from refrigerator.
10. Press into a compact ball on a floured board and divide into 4 parts.
11. Roll each into a circle 12 or 16 .Cut each circle into 6 or 8 pie-shaped wedges.
12. For each croissant roll a wedge towards the point.Shape into a crescent and place on ungreased baking sheet. Let rise at room temperature until doubled.(May take 2 hours or more). Brush each with egg beaten with cold water.
13. Preheat oven to 400 F.
14. Place croissants in oven.
15. Lower temperature to 350 F and bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden.
By RecipeOfHealth.com