Easy Croissants

Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs 25 mins

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

Recipe

• 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.