Whole Wheat Croissants

Name: Whole Wheat Croissants
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps active dry yeast; 473 milliliters butter (cut into 1/2 inch cubes); 1 egg; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 Tbsp water; 414 milliliters whole wheat pastry flour

Whole Wheat Croissants is a vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 346 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes. It works well as a side dish. A mixture of honey, butter, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in honey and 3/4 cup flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Honey

Whisk until smooth. Cover bowl and let stand for 1 1/2 hours.

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Whisk

Bowl

In a large bowl, combine butter pieces with remaining cup flour.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Pour in yeast batter and stir to moisten. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface, pat dough down and roll into a rectangle. Fold 1/3 of dough toward center then fold other side of dough over first 1/

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Dough

Yeast

Roll

Lift dough and scrape work surface clean.

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Dough

Sprinkle area with flour and repeat; rolling and folding 3 more times. Dough must be hard; if not, freeze for 45 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Pat dough into rectangle.

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Dough

Cut into 3 parts, 1 part for each 4 croissants. Work with one piece at a time, holding others in refrigerator until ready to use.

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Croissant

Roll each piece individually into 1/4 inch thick rectangles.

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Roll

Cut into two pieces.

Cut each piece crosswise diagonally to form 4 triangles.

Roll from wide end to point and curve ends to form a crescent shape.

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Roll

Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

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In a small bowl, beat together egg and water.

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Water

Egg

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Brush croissants with egg wash and set aside to rise for 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Glaze croissants with the egg mixture once more before baking.

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Croissant

Glaze