The Classic Croissant

A croissant is a buttery, flaky pastry that has gained worldwide popularity. This iconic pastry is made from laminated dough, requiring flour, yeast, sugar, salt, butter, and water. The dough is folded and rolled multiple times to create thin layers of dough and butter, which is essential for its flaky texture.

The process involves mixing the ingredients, allowing the dough to ferment, and then meticulously rolling and folding it. After shaping the dough into its classic crescent form, it is left to proof before being baked to perfection. The result is a beautifully golden, crisp, and tender pastry that is famous for its delightful taste and texture

Most popular variations

🍫 Chocolate croissant: A classic croissant filled with delicious chocolate.

🥐 Almond croissant: A croissant filled with almond cream and topped with sliced almonds and powdered sugar.

🍪 Crookie: A hybrid treat combining croissants and cookies for a delightful fusion of textures and flavours.

💚 Pistachio croissant: A croissant filled with creamy pistachio paste and sometimes topped with crushed pistachios.

🌱 Vegan croissant: A croissant made without any animal products, using plant-based ingredients for a delicious alternative.

🍩 Cronut: A cross between a croissant and a doughnut, featuring the flaky layers of a croissant and the shape and texture of a doughnut.

🍞 Croissant bread: Bread made using croissant dough, offering the buttery flakiness of a croissant in a loaf form.

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Ingredients for every croissant
S500
S500 gives absolute security during all stages of the bread-making process.
Kimo
Our Kimo improver solutions have led the market since 1982, providing consistent quality due to superior strength, and providing total peace of mind during full freezer shelf-life.
Mimetic
100% plant based, 100% buttery indulgence, 100% cost efficient and convenient. Plant based specialty fat providing a real butter sensation – for lamination and incorporation. No additives on final product label.
Sapore
Sapore constitutes a wide range of sourdoughs that offer a natural, traditional and differentiating taste and structure to finished baked products.
Sproutgrain
Ready-to-use sprouted and fermented whole grains and seeds
Softgrain
Ready-to-use sprouts, whole grains and seeds infused with sourdough
Topfil
Fruit fillings with a delicious taste of nature. Perfect to use in fresh and frozen patisserie and bakery applications before and after baking. Discover them now!
Vivafil
Highly performing fruit fillings with exceptional bake stability and/or to use in long shelf life applications. Discover them now!
Cremyvit
Cremyvit is a range of deliciously smooth and creamy custard cream mixes that take only moments to prepare.
Deli
Deli is a top quality range of rich cream filling preparations that make good baking taste great.
Cremfil
Recognised by many leading equipment manufacturers as the most reliable cream filling, Cremfil offers outstanding stability during pumping, baking and freezing.
Carat - Fat-based fillings
Carat offers a variaty of delicious fat based fillings that can be applied in different bakery & patisserie applications, before or after baking. Fat Based fillings: dark, milk or white, with or without nuts, with or without chocolate, …
Belcolade
Belcolade, the real Belgian chocolate, is produced exclusively in Belgium following a long tradition of craftsmanship, quality and refinement.

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A story of the croissant: Is croissant French or Austrian?

The croissant has roots in both Austrian and French culinary traditions. It originated as the kipferl, a crescent-shaped pastry from Austria, with a history dating back to the Middle Ages. However, the most famous legend is that it was created to celebrate the defeat of the Ottoman Empire during the Siege of Vienna in the 17th century. It is said that Viennese bakers made pastries resembling the crescent moon on the Ottoman flags. In the early 19th century, Austrian baker August Zang introduced the croissant to France, where it was adapted by replacing the original brioche dough with a leavened puff pastry. While the croissant's origins are Austrian, it became a symbol of French cuisine after the French refined and popularised it. 

What are the ingredients in a croissant?

 

A traditional croissant is made with a few key ingredients. The base starts with flour, which can be either all-purpose or bread flour. Butter or margarine is a crucial component, used generously to create the croissant's signature flaky layers. Yeast is added for leavening the dough, helping it rise and achieve its light, airy texture. Milk is often incorporated to add richness to the dough. A touch of sugar is used to give the croissant a hint of sweetness, and salt is added to enhance the overall flavour. Water is typically used to bring the dough together, creating a smooth and pliable consistency.

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