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Croissants maison

Original in French

mathilde · cuisine.journaldesfemmes.fr · 2024 · 10 personnes

Against 114 croissant recipes

Less butter than 89% of recipes and less yeast than 76%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 114 croissant recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less butter than 89% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 60%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%.
  • Less yeast than 76% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Butter: 38%, 10th percentileMilk or water: 62%, 72nd percentileSugar: 10%, 46th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 80th percentileYeast: 1%, 22nd percentileEgg in the dough: 3.6%, 54th percentileButterMilk orwaterSugarSaltYeastEgg inthe dough
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 500 g farine500 g
  • 300 ml lait≈ 309 g
  • 50 g sucre50 g
  • 15 g levure fraîche15 g
  • 12 g sel12 g
  • 190 g beurre190 g
  • 1 jaune d'œuf≈ 18 g

flour 500 gbatter 1094 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 114 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter38% · 10th percentile
  • Milk or water62% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar10% · 46th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 80th percentile
  • Yeast1% · 22nd percentile
  • Egg in the dough3.6% · 54th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 375°F
Time
15 to 20 minutes
median 20 minutes

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