Croissants made from ready-made yeast dough
Croissants with any filling, created from ready-made puff pastry, will turn out tender and fluffy. This easy breakfast or gourmet dinner can be prepared in just a few minutes with just a few simple ingredients in the refrigerator.
Ingredients:
- dough – 1 kg;
- jam or condensed milk (thick) – 300 g;
- egg (yolk) – 1 pc.;
- flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
- vanilla.
Roll out the dough to the desired thickness with a rolling pin, cut the layer, creating triangular pieces of the same size. You can put a thick filling on the wide part of each triangle, and then start rolling the tube from the same part.
The baking dish should be lined with a layer of parchment, and croissants greased with egg yolk should be placed on it at a distance from each other. Baking time – 10 minutes at 220⁰C.
Important! When rolling out the dough and forming bagels, the working surface of the table should be thickly sprinkled with flour to prevent the pieces from sticking.
Puff pastry croissants with boiled condensed milk
Kitchen appliances and utensils: oven, baking sheet and parchment paper.
Ingredients
Puff-yeast dough | 1 kg |
Boiled condensed milk | 0.5 cans |
Egg | 1 PC. |
Step by step recipe
- Divide the dough sheet into three parts.
- Cut triangles from each part.
- Place a teaspoon of condensed milk on the wide part of the triangle.
- Roll the dough into a bagel. Also twist the ends of the dough so that there is no hole left.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the croissants tail side down to prevent them from unwinding during baking.
- Cover the dough with a towel and leave for a couple of hours for the dough to rise. The blanks will increase approximately 2 times.
- After this time, beat the egg, brush the top of the dough with it and place in the oven for 15 minutes at 200°C.
- Allow to cool and serve.
Video recipe for making puff pastry croissants with boiled condensed milk
If you still have questions after reading the recipe, watch the video, which clearly shows the entire process of creating a delicious dessert in French. You will see how to properly wrap puff pastry croissants so that the filling does not leak out.
This pastry can have absolutely any filling. Nowadays croissants made from puff yeast dough with cheese are very popular. They are best eaten while still warm, when the cheese is melted and makes a nice toffee. I like that you can use absolutely any cheese for this dish. This dish can be a great snack during the school or work day.
You can use yeast or yeast-free puff pastry for them. Nowadays it’s easy to buy it in the store and make croissants from ready-made puff pastry, but when time allows, you can make the dough yourself.
From yeast-free puff pastry
Yeast-free puff pastry has many advantages - it is plastic, you can wrap any filling in it, and there is practically no fuss with it (especially when bought ready-made in a store). It is from this dough that the most delicious and fastest croissants are obtained.
Ingredients:
- dough – 50 gr.;
- sugar – 2 tbsp. l.;
- egg (yolk) – 1 pc.
Defrost the dough, roll out and cut into triangles of equal size. Cut each piece from the wide side, then fold the separated edges in opposite directions.
Next, the triangles are folded towards the sharp edge, then they are given a rounded shape (“horns” inward) and coated with yolk whipped with sugar on top. The workpiece is baked on a parchment-lined baking sheet in the oven (preheated to 220⁰C) for 12-17 minutes.
Croissants with jam and dried apricots
Croissants with jam are a sweet whose excellent taste is difficult to overestimate. They are juicy, sweet, with a crispy crust and a delicious filling, and from ready-made puff pastry, which can be bought in any store, such pastries are prepared quickly and tasty.
Ingredients:
- dough – 500 gr.;
- jam – 120 gr.;
- dried apricots – 5-10 pcs.;
- egg (yolk) – 1 pc.
After rolling out, cut the defrosted dough into triangle pieces. Pour boiling water over the dried apricots in a bowl and leave for 15-20 minutes. Place the jam (a product with a sour taste - currant or cranberry) on the wide part of the triangular piece, then wrap the piece, carefully pressing the edges to prevent loss of the filling. Each croissant is brushed with whipped yolk, and then all future baked goods are sent to the oven (220⁰C, preheated in advance) for 10-13 minutes.
Description of preparation:
The recipe for making croissants from ready-made puff pastry is simple to the point of impossible.
Just defrost the dough, roll it out and cut into triangles. Then wrap the filling in them, brush with egg and bake. In just 15-20 minutes you will have a delicious treat for tea that no store-bought cookie can compare with. Purpose: For breakfast / Quick breakfast / Hearty breakfast / For dinner / Outdoors / For children / For breakfast / Afternoon snack / For afternoon snack / For dessert / Inexpensive / Family dinner / In a hurry / best at home Main ingredient: Fruits / Apples / Dough / Puff pastry Dish: Pastries / Croissants Geography of cuisine: French / European
With condensed milk
One of the undoubted advantages of croissants is that they can be served with any addition - jam, jam, sour cream and condensed milk. The latter, by the way, can not only be poured on top of baked goods, but also placed inside as a filling.
Ingredients:
- dough – 500 gr.;
- condensed milk – 200 gr.;
- egg (yolk) – 1-2 pcs.
Cut the dough into triangles and roll out each of them. Boil condensed milk or take a ready-made boiled product. Place a teaspoon of condensed milk on the wide part of the triangle, then fold the dough towards the sharp corner, pinching the edges tightly.
Place the prepared croissants at a short distance from each other on a baking sheet, brush with beaten egg yolk and bake at 180⁰C until golden brown (10-13 minutes).
Croissants made from ready-made puff pastry without yeast
Croissants, fragrant buns made of delicate puff pastry, made in the shape of a crescent or bagel, are popular all over the world. It’s a pleasure to treat yourself and your loved ones with such pastries both at breakfast and for dessert. Making puff pastry at home is quite complicated. We will bake croissants from puff pastry without yeast, which can be purchased in almost any store. It is not difficult to prepare such baked goods at home.
We will need:
- puff pastry without yeast - 500 g (1 package);
- chicken egg - 1 piece;
- filling.
Preparation time: 10-15 minutes.
Baking time: 15-25 minutes.
Total time: 30-40 minutes.
Quantity: 10-12 croissants.
The filling of croissants can be very diverse: thick jam or preserves, condensed milk, chocolate spread, hard cheese, fresh and frozen berries and fruits, cottage cheese, poppy seeds. The main thing is that it is thick enough and does not leak out of the seams during baking.
Cooking method:
- Pre-defrost the frozen puff pastry at room temperature.
Advice. The package can be left in the refrigerator overnight.
- Lightly roll out the defrosted dough on a cutting board and cut into triangles with a base of approximately 10 cm.
Advice. Lightly flouring your cutting board or table will make rolling out the dough much easier. It is convenient to cut the workpiece with a pizza cutter.
- Place the filling on the wide edge of the workpiece.
- Roll the dough into a roll.
- In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg. Thickly brush the top of the roll with egg wash, paying special attention to the seams.
Advice. To make the croissants rise better, the sides of the product do not need to be greased with egg. The surface of the product becomes more shiny if you add a pinch of granulated sugar to the egg while beating.
- Crescent-shaped buns have been baked in Austria since the 13th century. To give our croissants a classic shape, you need to make a small cut at the base of the triangular piece.
- Now we bend the corners to the sides. Place the filling on the wide part of the workpiece.
Advice. The filling was cheese, previously grated on a coarse grater.
- Roll the dough into a roll in the direction from the wide part to the narrow part. We form a crescent.
- Cover the dough thickly with beaten egg.
- Lightly grease a baking tray with vegetable oil or cover with baking paper.
Advice. Before laying out the croissants, the paper can be lightly sprinkled with water. Puff pastry contains enough oil, so the baking sheet does not need to be heavily greased.
- Preheat the oven to a temperature of 200-220 degrees .
Advice. At a lower temperature, the oil will melt and the dough will not have time to rise.
- Place the future croissants on parchment paper and place in the oven.
Advice. When placing croissants on a baking sheet, leave a distance of 2-3 cm between them, since the product will increase significantly in volume during baking.
- Depending on the size of the product and the oven temperature, the croissants will take 15-25 minutes . The products are ready when a golden brown crust appears.
- The most delicious croissants are fresh. Serve the fragrant and fluffy pastries with tea, cocoa, and coffee after cooling slightly.
Delicate dessert with cottage cheese
The ideal pastry for the best breakfast is, without a doubt, croissants with cottage cheese. Tender, juicy, delicious - such delicacies are not intended to satisfy hunger, but to enjoy life with a cup of aromatic coffee. Ingredients:
- dough – 500 gr.;
- cottage cheese – 400 gr.;
- sugar – 2 tbsp. l.;
- egg (yolk) – 1 pc.;
- flour – 1 tbsp. l.
Roll out the sheet of finished dough and cut into equal triangles. Place a portion of cottage cheese on the flat side of each piece and roll towards the sharp end. The surface of the prepared croissants is brushed with beaten yolk, after which they are laid out on a parchment-lined or oiled baking sheet and baked at 220⁰C for 15-20 minutes.
Prepare the dough
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine 4 tbsp. unbleached flour, ½ tbsp. + 2 tbsp. cold water and ½ tbsp. + 2 tbsp. cold whole milk.
- Add ¼ tbsp. + 2 tbsp. granulated sugar and 3 tbsp. soft butter.
- Add 1 tbsp. + incomplete ½ tsp. dry yeast and 2.25 tsp. table salt. Mix on low speed for 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl if necessary.
- Then knead on medium speed for another 3 minutes. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured 25cm cake tin or dinner plate.
- Lightly flour the surface of the dough and wrap it well with cling film to prevent it from drying out. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
Croissants with puff pastry marmalade
Sweeter than sweet - this is how you can describe croissants with marmalade as a filling according to this recipe. Such baked goods will delight lovers of classic recipes - hearty, bright in taste and easy to prepare (after all, their filling does not spread).
Ingredients:
- dough – 500 gr.;
- marmalade – 250 gr.;
- sugar – 80 gr.;
- egg (yolk) – 1 pc.
Carefully roll out the dough and cut into triangles of equal size. Place a square of marmalade (1X1 cm) on the wide part of the piece, then roll the dough like a bagel towards the narrow end, slightly bending the edges inward.
Brush the top of the workpiece with egg (beaten yolk), place the future croissants on a greased baking sheet and leave for 3-5 minutes to separate. The delicacy is baked for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 220⁰C.
Croissants with puff pastry cheese
Cooking time: 30 minutes. Number of servings: for 6 people. Kitchen appliances and utensils: baking sheet, parchment paper, oven. Calorie content: 355.2 kcal per 100 g of product.
Ingredients
Cheese | 200 g |
Puff yeast dough | 500 g |
Egg | 1 PC. |
Step by step recipe
- Take your favorite hard cheese, about 200 g, and cut it into small cubes.
- Roll out the dough into a layer 0.5 cm thick. Cut the dough into triangles.
- Place a block of cheese on its wide edge and roll it up.
- Beat 1 egg and brush the surface of the dough with it to get a golden crust after baking.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper, place the croissants and place in the oven for 20 minutes at 180°C. Using the same principle, you can prepare croissants from puff pastry without yeast.
Video recipe for making puff pastry croissants with cheese
Experienced chefs love to share their culinary skills with viewers by filming educational videos on any topic. This video will teach you how to make croissants at home in minutes.
With poppy seeds
Croissants with poppy seeds are good for those who like to have a light and tasty breakfast, but do not prefer sweet desserts. This dish is a cross between dessert and snack pastries, combining the best qualities of both varieties.
Ingredients:
- dough – 500 gr.;
- poppy seed – 100 gr.;
- salt and powdered sugar - 1 tsp each;
- oil – 5 tbsp. l.;
- egg (yolk) – 1 pc.
From the finished puff pastry you need to cut out and roll out even triangles to a thickness of 0.5 cm. Coat each piece generously with butter, sprinkle evenly with powdered sugar, then with poppy seeds.
Roll the triangles from the flat part to the sharp top, creating even bagels, pressing the edges so that the filling does not spill out. Brush the croissants with beaten egg yolk and bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment for 20 minutes at 180⁰C.
With cheese
This recipe is used to prepare an unusual delicacy - unsweetened croissants with cheese. This dish will please all family members, especially since it can be served both as an appetizer and for dessert. Ingredients:
- dough – 500 gr.;
- cheese – 300 gr.;
- egg (yolk) – 1 pc.
Defrost the dough, roll it out, cut it into triangles of equal size, and put 1 tbsp in the middle of each triangle. l. grated cheese. Roll the pieces into rolls, starting from the wide side, then coat each croissant with beaten yolk and place them on a greased baking sheet. Baking should be cooked at 220⁰C until golden brown and crispy, which will take about 15 minutes.
Recommendation! To prepare such baked goods, you can take hard cheeses, such as Dutch or Maasdam, as well as blue cheeses, such as Camembert. Prunes, grapes or citrus zest are suitable to complement the taste of such dessert croissants.
Snack croissants stuffed with sausage and cheese
Croissants don't have to be just a dessert; they can be a complete meal for a midday snack or a romantic dinner. All that is required for baked goods with a filling filling is ready-made puff pastry and cheese and sausage. Ingredients:
- dough – 400 gr.;
- sausage (sausages) – 200 gr.;
- cheese – 130 gr.;
- bell pepper – 1 pc.;
- salt - to taste.
Carefully cut the puff pastry into even triangles with a knife. Grind the sausage or frankfurters, preferably into thin strips. Cheese - grate coarsely. Cut the pepper into thin strips.
Place a mixture of cheese, sausage and pepper in the middle of a piece of dough, add salt to taste, then wrap the triangle from the wide side to the corner into an even bagel. After brushing the surfaces with beaten egg yolk, the croissants can be baked for 10-15 minutes at a temperature of 200-220⁰C.
Important! The knife you plan to use to cut the dough must be clean, dry and sharp, otherwise it may damage the thin layers of the finished dough.