Croissants

[Vanquisher]

Get tube from store. Unroll and pop open. Roll up croissants. Bake. :>

Seriously. I buy mine at Costco or Sam's Club or BJ's. You can get 12 of them for 4 bucks (the real kind, not pillsbury). The labor is WAY too intensive for that price.

How many cups of coffee have you had that you're even considering making those puppies at home?

How many cups of coffee and what else?

Croissants are labor intensive for sure. I think finding a good bakery or pastry shop is the way to go. Maybe you can get another cup of coffee at the pastry shop to go with it.

I saw them being made once on the Today Show, and decided A) I really should stop eating the things and B) I will never, ever make them. The contraption they used to press the BLOCK of butter into the equal sized block of dough scared me.

[DCJenn]

I think there are a few bakery products that are better off left to the professionals and croissants may be number one.

If you can find a good bakery (a dying breed unfortunately) go for it. Otherwise the grocery store or the Costco croissants aren't too bad.

and whatever you do, don't look at the fat or calorie content. (the benefit of buying at a bakery- no labels)

Jenn

[Stella]

Go to Starbucks.

or

Buy the Pillsbury roll and a bottle of chocolate sauce.

[Vanquisher]

If you really want to try:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes ... src=search

Let me know how it goes.

I keep forgetting to come back and post this --- it is my idea of "fun" to try to make croissants. I don't think you are crazy for wanting to try, just crazy for wanting to try on minimal sleep with two young kids. I just haven't had the dedicated time. It's more for curiousity sake than anything else. But like Jenn said, I don't know if I really need to see how much butter goes into it.

I usually make bread every 3 weeks or so. But that is a little more flexible than the croissant dough. Again, it's fun (for me ). I can get a better artisan loaf at the bakery down the road but making it myself is cheap entertainment. And I end up getting a croissant or other treat when I go to the bakery.

I usually make bread every 3 weeks or so. But that is a little more flexible than the croissant dough. Again, it's fun (for me ). I can get a better artisan loaf at the bakery down the road but making it myself is cheap entertainment. And I end up getting a croissant or other treat when I go to the bakery.

LOVE baking bread. It's SUCH a good stress-reliever.