# @seattlehanddoc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQHaro2itT9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63741818-seattlehanddoc-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d438d7866b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-22T15:05:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Wayne & Nancy (@seattlehanddoc) — https://gondola.cc/seattlehanddoc

## Caption

Homemade French Croissants 
We made classic & pain au chocolat by hand—

Dough:
	•	500g flour
	•	10g salt
	•	50g sugar
	•	10g instant yeast
	•	1 egg
	•	250ml cold milk (adjust if needed to get smooth dough)
Mix, knead until smooth, chill 1 hr.

Butter block:
	•	250g unsalted butter, room temp
Shape between parchment into ~12x18” rectangle, chill until firm.

Lamination (manual):
	•	Roll dough into large rectangle
	•	Place butter block in center
	•	Trim dough edges & layer trimmings over butter to create perfect rectangle
	•	Fold over (letter fold), chill 30 mins
	•	Repeat 3x folds, chilling between

Shaping:
👉 For croissants:
	•	Roll out, cut into rectangles, then slice diagonally into triangles
	•	Roll from base to tip

🍫 For pain au chocolat:
	•	Cut dough into rectangles
	•	Add 1 stick of chocolate, fold once
	•	Add 2nd stick, roll forward (let ends peek out)

Final Steps:
	•	Proof ~2 hrs until puffy
	•	Egg wash
	•	Bake at 375°F / 190°C ~20 mins until golden
#frenchcooking #croissant #teachme #fromscratch #easyrecipe

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## Tags

frenchcooking, easyrecipe, croissant, fromscratch, teachme

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