Make Perfect Croissants With Claire Saffitz, NYT Cooking

Get the recipes: Croissants: Pain au Chocolat: Ham and Cheese Croissants: Almond Croissants: Claire Saffitz is here for the first installment of Try This at Home, a new series where Claire walks you through different baking projects and techniques. Croissants are up first, and while they may not be easy or breezy, they sure are beautiful. 0:00 2:13: INTRO 2:13 5:03 Détrempe 5:03 8:20 Butter block 8:20 9:48 Lock butter 9:48 12:04 First turn 12:04 13:34 Second turn 13:34 14:18 Preshape 14:18 19:00 Roll, cut, proof 19:00 20:09 Egg wash 20:09 23:11 Bake and eat 23:11 24:52 Pain au chocolat 24:52 25:42 Ham and cheese 25:42 27:42 Almond croissant 27:42 End: Croissant party VISIT NYT COOKING: SUBSCRIBE to NYT COOKING: htt