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Ingredients

Bread flour, 655g

All-pupose flour, for dusting work surface

Instant yeast, 1 packet plus 1/4 tsp.

Whole milk, 3/4 cup

Sugar, 1/2 cup

Fine salt

Unsalted butter, high fat “European Style”, 1 1/2 pounds. High fat butter has at least 12g fat per tablespoons. Easy to find high fat brands are Kerrygold, Tillamook and Pulgra. Strauss is a California brand that is very good, but expensive. There is a lot of butter in croissants. Do not cheap out on this ingredient.

2 large eggs

For Pain au chocolat: Chocolate batons, feves, or discs. Bars of chocolate are okay. Do not use chips. Use a good quality chocolate.

For Ham & Cheese Croissants: gruyere cheese and thinly sliced ham, jamon, or prosciutto.

Equipment

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2 half-sheet baking pans

Parchment paper

Plastic wrap

Cooking spray

Sharp chef’s knife

Pastry brush

Stand mixer with dough hook

Rolling pin, at least 17 or 18 inches long