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Original in French

Anonyme · marmiton.org · 2006 · 1 kg de pâte

Against 114 croissant recipes

Less butter than 91% of recipes and more yeast than 92%.

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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 91% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 60%.
  • More yeast than 92% of recipes: 3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • More milk or water than 78% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 58%.
Butter: 36%, 8th percentileMilk or water: 64%, 79th percentileSugar: 10%, 46th percentileSalt: 2%, 53rd percentileYeast: 3%, 93rd percentileEgg in the dough: 10%, 71st percentileButterMilk orwaterSugarSaltYeastEgg inthe dough
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 500 g de farine type 45500 g
  • 180 g de beurre tendre180 g
  • 15 g de levures de boulanger15 g
  • 50 g de sucre50 g
  • 28 cl de lait≈ 289 g
  • 10 g de sel10 g
  • 2 cuillères à soupe d'eau≈ 30 g
  • 1 oeuf≈ 50 g

flour 500 gbatter 1123 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.

  • Butter36% · 8th percentile
  • Milk or water64% · 79th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 46th percentile
  • Salt2% · 53rd percentile
  • Yeast3% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg in the dough10% · 71st percentile

Oven

Temperature
475°F / 245°C
median 375°F
Time
10 to 15 minutes
median 20 minutes

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