The saffron croissants are soft savory brioches perfect for appetizers: a quick-to-prepare golden leavened dough! And then? You can fill the saffron croissants however you prefer: tomato and mozzarella, ham and arugula, cream cheese and salmon, cooked ham and stracchino cheese. But they’re also delicious on their own and perfect for the bread basket. Delightful for buffets, happy hours, cocktail parties, 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 my 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 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 oz fresh yeast
- 2 tbsps softened butter
- 2 tsps salt
Tools
- 1 Kitchen Aid Artisan Mixer
- 1 Knife
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 2 Reusable Parchment Paper Sheets
- 1 Measuring Jug
- 1 Cooling Rack
Steps
Pour the water into a measuring jug and dissolve the saffron. In the bowl of the stand mixer, or you can work by hand on the board, add the flours, the softened butter in pieces, the crumbled fresh yeast, and the water a little at a time to start kneading. Once the dough is smooth, add the salt and continue kneading until you obtain a nice smooth and homogeneous dough ball. 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 part with the rolling pin trying to obtain a circle with a diameter of about 12.6 inches: use a small knife to divide the circle into eight wedges and roll them from the wider side towards the tip to form the croissants, slightly bending the tips. Proceed in the same way with the second dough ball. Place the croissants on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, cover them, and let them rise until doubled in size (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 them cool on a cooling rack, and then fill as desired.
Notes
With the same dough, you can prepare small rolls weighing 40 grams.
