The saffron croissants are soft savory brioche perfect for an aperitif: a golden-colored leavened dough that is prepared quickly! And then? You can fill the saffron croissants as you prefer: tomato and mozzarella, ham and arugula, cream cheese and salmon, cooked ham and stracchino. But they are also delicious on their own and beautiful for the bread basket. Delightful for buffets, happy hours, standing aperitifs, and standing dinners, the saffron croissants are the perfect solution to bring something original and tasty to the table.
Idea from Easy with Taste October 2024 but recipe revised in my own way.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Rest time: 2 Hours 10 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 16 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups Manitoba flour
- 2 packets saffron powder
- 1.25 cups water
- 0.5 oz fresh yeast
- 2 tbsps soft butter
- 2 tsp salt
Tools
- 1 Mixer Kitchen Aid Artisan
- 1 Knife
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 2 Parchment Paper reusable oven
- 1 Measuring Jug graduated
- 1 Cooling Rack
Steps
Pour the water into a graduated jug and dissolve the saffron in it. In the bowl of the stand mixer, but you can also work by hand on the work surface, add the flours, soft butter in pieces, crumbled fresh yeast, and water a little at a time starting to knead. When the dough is smooth, add the salt and continue to knead until you get a nice smooth and homogeneous dough. Cover it and let it rest for ten minutes. After the resting time, weigh the dough and divide it into two parts. Roll out one of the two with the rolling pin trying to obtain a circle with a diameter of twelve and a half inches: with a small knife divide the circle into eight wedges and roll them from the wider side towards the tip to form the croissants, slightly curving the tips. Proceed in the same way with the second dough. Arrange the croissants on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper, cover them and let them rise until doubled (it will take about a couple of hours). Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool on a cooling rack, and then fill as you like.
Notes
With the same dough, you can make small buns of 1.4 oz each.
