Bread Machine Croissants

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup water, 90-100 f
• 3 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons dry milk
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 teaspoons active dry yeast or 2 teaspoons bread machine yeast or 2 teaspoons fast rise yeast
• 3/4 cup butter, sliced thin
• 1 large egg , slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 add ingredients in the order recommended for your bread machine. use the dough cycle.
• 2 when done, remove from bread machine pan and transfer to a greased bowl. cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 3 place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 15 x 12-inch rectangle.
• 4 with the long side towards you, cover 2/3 of the dough with the thin slices of butter.
• 5 fold unbuttered third of dough over the center buttered third, then fold again - over the remaining buttered third.
• 6 seal ends and long side of dough. place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 7 place dough on a lightly floured surface with the short side towards you. roll out into a 15 x 12-inch rectangle.
• 8 fold in thirds, folding from end to end. place back onto greased cookie sheet, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. the longer the refrigeration time the flakier the croissants.
• 9 place dough on lightly floured surface, with short side towards you. roll out into a 15 x 12-inch rectangle.
• 10 cut rectangle into thirds, both crosswise and lengthwise. then cut each section in half diagonally to form 18 triangles.
• 11 roll each triangle up starting at wide end to form crescent shape.
• 12 place croissants on greased cookie sheet, curving ends so they almost touch.
• 13 brush or spray lightly with water. cover and let rise in a warm place for 30-50 min or until double in size.
• 14 brush croissants with slightly beaten egg . bake in preheated 375° oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.