Description
Flaky croissant-style bread baked in a loaf with rich butter layers and a soft interior.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons warm water
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup milk
- 2½–3 cups flour
- ½ cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in warm water and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Mix sugar, salt, and 1 cup flour in a bowl.
- Add milk, melted butter, and yeast mixture and stir.
- Add remaining flour until a sticky dough forms.
- Knead briefly until soft, then rest dough for 40 minutes.
- Roll dough into a rectangle and layer with butter.
- Fold, roll, and repeat to laminate the dough.
- Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Roll, fold again, then roll tightly into a loaf.
- Place in loaf pan, rise gently, brush with egg wash, and bake until golden.
Notes
- Always use salted butter for better flavor.
- Do not let dough rise in a warm place to prevent butter from melting.
- Prep Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg