Croissant chapter 1

croissant pur beurre

croissant pur beurre

The best croissant that I eat was in Cordon Bleu school, demonstration day of croissant Chef told me “I bet that you never eat something like that” and he was right… the best croissant ever! After it it’s hard for me to find in boulangeries something similar because in school we didn’t use freezer for our small production, ingredients were first quality and savoir faire of Chefs is incomparable!

croissant ordinaire

croissant ordinaire

Originally croissant was made from improved bread dough, nowadays is both a puff pastry and yeast dough which gives light layers and crisp texture.

croissant aux amandes

croissant aux amandes

Usually in boulangeries you can find three main type of croissant: croissant ordinaire, which uses a vegetable fat; croissant pur beurre that contains only butter without addition of any other fat; croissant aux amandes filled with almonds. Besides them every pastry shop makes different kinds of croissant with special fillings.