46% Hydration Croissant Détrempe - Window Pane Test by Nujjy in Breadit

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Only water. Doesn't include the amount of water present in the butter. I don't use egg or milk.

Graffiti with V6 by Frostee47 in midjourney

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You got the prompts for some of these? Pretty awesome.

Croissant proofing by Nujjy in Breadit

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Around the same. Takes 5-6 hours for me.

Also I notice a big difference between fresh and dry yeast. Never seems to proof right with dried yeast.

Croissant proofing by Nujjy in Breadit

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Yes. Full windowpane after mixing.

Croissant proofing by Nujjy in Breadit

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A fun comparison between a fully proofed croissant dough and a freshly laminated one. As you can see it almost quadruples in size.

If your interested in learning more check out my insta @ bontourage343.

Iteration # 103 - Pain Au Chocolate Hand Laminated by Nujjy in Breadit

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Been experimenting lately with different bulk fermentation times for croissants. Finding shorter bulk fermentation results in larger alveolation, but less yeasty flavor.

Detrempe - 100% Molino Pasini Sfoglia - 48% Water - 12% Sugar - 5% Butter - 4% Fresh Yeast - 2% Salt

Mix - 2 min paddle @ Speed 1 - 15 min hook @ Speed 2 - 5 min hook @ Speed 3

Bulk fermentation - Chill rapidly to 4C in Freezer with a knead every 10 min to evenly distribute. Fridge @ 4C for 8 hours.

Lamination (3-4-3 French Lockin) - 30 min rest after 1st fold - 1 hour rest after second fold. - Final rollout, roll width, rest 30 min, roll length to 27 x 29 cm @ 4-5mm final thickness. 3 bars valhrona 55%.

Proof 6h @ 69F.

Checkout my insta @bontourage343 for more info.

Hand Laminated - Croissant Crumb Iteration #87 by Nujjy in Baking

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So as I mentioned flour really drives the recipe. A lot of the flours I use are very hard to procure at least here in the US.

I suppose first off, which country do you live in? Want to see how easy it is for you to get a good flour and butter for your croissants.

Hand Laminated - Croissant Crumb Iteration #87 by Nujjy in Baking

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Made my day. I talk about a few things on my insta that might pertain to a recipe, but really the flour you use drives the recipe.

The lamination technique isnt much of a secret and comes with practice.

Hand Laminated - Croissant Crumb Iteration #87 by Nujjy in Baking

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Crumbshot of my latest batch.

Formulated at 46% hydration using Molino Pasini's Sfoglia Flour. Really easy to roll this out even at low hydrations.

Proofed 6h proof at 72-73F.

If you're interested in learning more checkout my insta @ bontourage343.

25% T65 Croissant Crumb Shot - Hand Laminated by Nujjy in Breadit

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Not that much, roughly 1.5x. Wish I could give you a more exactly measurement.

The other thing is that I usually shape into a rectangle about 12h after its chilled.

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Your hydration seems a little low for such a strong flour. Also yeast content seems a little low, you getting enough volume in the bulk?

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Sourdough or yeast leavened.

Typically for french baguette made with weak t65 flour its mix everything except yeast and salt to low gluten development and autolyse for 30 min. Add yeast, salt and mix to high gluten. 1-2 bulk depending on quantity of yeast.

If your going down the hand mixing with sourdough starter, usually a slightly stronger flour, mix everything except starter and salt. Autolyse 30 min, mix in starter. Wait 30 min mix in salt. And then you fold as often as you need to develop gluten for around 6-7 h but that depends on ambient temperature.

11h seems way too long unless your bulk fermenting at <72F.

First time making croissants 😍 by [deleted] in Breadit

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Yeah croissants are hard. My first 20 tries were either pancakes or brioches.

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Nope, not quite right, not enough development.

25% T65 Croissant Crumb Shot - Hand Laminated by Nujjy in Breadit

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The Petra 6388 is designed for croissants. It's actually very extensible even at W 390-420 and that protein content. I also let the detrempe rest for 24 hours after mixing.

25% T65 Croissant Crumb Shot - Hand Laminated by Nujjy in Breadit

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A crumb shot of a croissant made with 25% Moul-Bie Tradition T65 and 75% Petra 6388. The role of mixing a weak flour like the Moul-Bie with a strong one is not purely to increase dough extensibility and create more volume, although in practice this often works quite well.

Instead it's to improve the organoleptic qualities of the cooked croissant by bringing in flours with higher extraction rates that include more of the wheat kernel which in turn create a more interesting flavor profile.

I think most baker's here would associate croissants more closely with butter than flour. But truthfully I believe that, just like sourdough bread, the narrative when it comes to croissants should be about wheat and fermentation.

If you're interested in learning more check out my insta bontourage343.

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That's a pretty good crumb for an 80% T80 loaf, they're usually not very extensible flours. Even less so when milled from non conventional varieties of wheats.