Recipe - Croissants

1 cup Milk
1 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 pack Dry yeast
One fourth cup Warm water
2 One half cup Unbleached flour
1 cup Butter; cold

COMBINE MILK, first amount of butter, sugar and salt in a small pot and
bring to a boil over high heat. Immediately remove from the heat and let
stand to room temperature. In the meantime, dissolve the yeast in the water
and add it to the milk. Place the liquid in a mixer and add the flour.
Using the dough hook, mix until the dough is elastic. It will be sticky.
Place in a bowl, cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 1/2
hours. Place in refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, soften
the remaining cold butter by pounding with a rolling pin. Roll the dough on
a floured board to form a 1/4inch thick rectangle. Spread the butter over
2/3 of the rectangle closest to you. Fold the unbuttered third over the
center third. Then fold the bottom 1/3 over the doubled portion. Swing the
dough around a quarter turn, that is, bring east to south. Roll it again
into a 1/4inch thick oblong. Fold again in thirds. Cover the dough and
place in the refrigerator for 2 hours. When the dough is chilled, remove
from the refrigerator and repeat the folding and turning twice more. Then
roll the dough to 1/4inch thickness again. Cut the dough into 3inch
squares and cut the squares on the bias to form two triangles. Roll each
triangle beginning with the wide side, then shape the rolls into crescents.
Chill for 30 minutes in the refrigerator before baking. Preheat oven to
400F. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F and continue to bake another
15 minutes.

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