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16 HD Video Lessons
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Colette Christian
Based in Los Angeles, Colette is a certified executive pastry chef who has taught a several area schools, including Le Cordon Bleu. View profile »
Classic Croissants at Home
with Colette Christian
A flaky croissant fresh from the oven! Pastry chef Colette Christian will teach you how to create these buttery pastries in your own kitchen.
Some believe authentic, delicious croissants are only found in Paris. Au contraire! Seasoned pastry instructor Colette Christian will teach you how to create buttery, layered French pastries from your own kitchen.
Learn to mix, shape and proof your butter-locked dough, then bake it into exquisite croissants, pain au chocolat and savory pastries filled with ham and swiss or spinach and feta. By the end of the course, not only will you understand French terms like mise en place and detrempe, you'll also learn Colette's pastry chef secrets that will advance your baking skills as you learn different approaches to the croissant craft.
Enroll now in Classic Croissants at Home and enjoy baking delicious croissants. Bon appetit!
What You'll Learn
- To make four delicious croissants with common, inexpensive tools
- Colette's unique home-proofing method for a perfect final product
- A quick and easy method of laminating butter with dough
- Three time-saving points at which you can freeze your dough for later
What You'll Make
- Classic French croissants in two different shapes
- Pain au chocolate, a dessert croissant made with chocolate
- Savory croissants with ham and cheese or spinach and feta filling
What You'll Need:
- Dough
- Whisk
- Croissant cutter
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 6:31 |
| 2 | Supplies | 24:42 |
| 3 | Making the Butter Block | 13:03 |
| 4 | Making the Dough | 19:20 |
| 5 | Locking in the Butter | 19:03 |
| 6 | Turning | 23:16 |
| 7 | Shaping the Dough | 19:39 |
| 8 | The Chocolate Croissant | 16:12 |
| 9 | Savory Shaping | 12:47 |
| 10 | Proofing the Croissants | 13:37 |
| 11 | Baking the Croissants | 11:28 |
| 12 | Garnishing Chocolate Croissants | 4:17 |
| 13 | Pastry Chef Secrets 1 | 7:53 |
| 14 | Pastry Chef Secrets 2 | 5:45 |
| 15 | Pastry Chef Secrets 3 | 5:07 |
| 16 | Pastry Chef Secrets 4 | 13:12 |
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
Amazing Class
This is a MUST take class! I was amazed how wonderfully delicious my crosissants were on the first try and that is due to Colette's execellent instruction. Thank you! Thank you!
Confidence with croissants
This class is fantastic. And Collette is really right there with you all the way. After an initial problem with my dough, Collette encouraged me to pinpoint what was going on and continue. I have since made fabulous croissants, pains au chocolat, and savory croissants. I don't think I would have tried this kind of advanced baking without the support of a Craftsy course. Thank you so much!!
Excellent Instructions
I've tried to make croissants for years; to no avail. With Colette's video, I'm able to make croissants successfully only one try!
Preparation = Success
In this class Colette gives you all of the information that you need to prepare a beautiful batch of bakery quality croissants in the home kitchen. Her methods are precise and her instruction is clear so that you will easily understand exactly how to get fantastic results.
Great instructor!!
I have watch the classes before trying anything. Colette is very concise. She covers every step in detail and does not assume that you have previous experience. This is the sign of an excellent teacher. She covers every aspect and leaves no question unanswered. This gives you the confidence to try and make croissants knowing how much work it takes You can tell she loves what she does. Thank you!
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