Description
Croissant Bread Loaf combines flaky laminated dough with the convenience of a sliceable loaf, perfect for breakfast, toast, or sandwiches.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 1/2 cups bread flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Combine flour, yeast, sugar, and salt
- Add warm water and knead until smooth
- Rest dough for 30 minutes
- Encase butter and roll dough
- Fold dough into thirds and chill
- Repeat rolling and folding twice
- Shape dough into loaf and rise
- Brush with egg wash
- Bake until golden
Notes
- Keep butter cold at all times
- Chill dough between folds
- Allow full rise before baking
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg