Crescent Rolls with Pastry Cream
Description
It will be perfect with tea and coffee. For anyone familiar with yeast dough, making such croissants will not be difficult. All you need is time and the desire to delight your loved ones with wonderful pastries. For beginner cooks, my recipe provides a detailed description of every step of the preparation. You can use dry yeast; you will need 7–8 grams. Use milk with a fat content of at least 2.5 %, both for the cream and for the dough. Good luck. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients for making croissants with custard cream.
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Step 2
Place the yeast in a bowl.
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Step 3
Pour in warm milk.
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Step 4
Add one egg, sunflower oil, and melted butter.
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Step 5
Add the sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, and sifted flour.
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Step 6
Knead a soft, elastic dough. If it is a little sticky to the hands, that's normal. Place the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and put it in a warm place.
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Step 7
In an hour to an hour and a half, the dough will increase in volume and be ready for use.
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Step 8
While the dough is rising, make a custard. In a bowl, combine 2 egg yolks, 100 g of sugar, 5 g of vanilla sugar and 2 tablespoons of corn starch. Add several spoons of cold milk.
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Step 9
Pour the milk into a heavy-bottomed pot. Heat it well and add the prepared mixture. While constantly whisking, bring the cream to a thickened consistency. Then cool it.
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Step 10
Remove the dough from the bowl, knead it, and divide it into 13–14 balls.
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Step 11
Cover the dough balls with plastic wrap and let them stand for 10‑15 minutes.
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Step 12
After that, roll each ball into an oval.
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Step 13
On one side of the oval, place a portion of custard. On the other side, make cuts.
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Step 14
Cover the cream with dough and seal it.
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Step 15
Then roll it up and shape it into a croissant.
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Step 16
Place the croissants on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and let them rest in a warm place for 25–30 minutes. Then brush with beaten egg.
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Step 17
Bake the croissants in a preheated oven at 175‑180 °C for 35‑40 minutes.
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Step 18
The croissants with custard are ready.
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Step 19
When serving, they can be dusted with powdered sugar.
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Step 20
Amazing croissants, serve with tea, coffee, compote.