Cornetti, the Italian croissants
Indulge in fluffy Cornetti, the Italian croissants! Perfectly layered and customizable, these pastries will delight everyone at your table—try it today!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 20 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
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- 250 g bread flour
- 250 g all-purpose flour
- 8 g fine sea salt
- 24 g fresh compressed yeast
- 100 g whole milk
- 80 ml water
- 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
- 100 g sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- Zest of 2 organic oranges
- 60 g butter (room temperature)
- 250 g butter (for lamination)
- 2 tablespoons whole milk (for brushing)
- 100 g sugar (for syrup)
- 100 g water (for syrup)
- 1/2 vanilla bean (for syrup)
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, combine bread flour, all-purpose flour, and salt. Dissolve yeast in warm milk and add to the flour mix along with water and eggs.
- Knead at low speed until smooth; incorporate room-temperature butter, sugar mixed with vanilla seeds and orange zest.
- Chill the dough in a plastic bag for 24 hours.
- On baking day, prepare a butter sheet by flattening room-temperature butter between parchment paper.
- Roll out chilled dough larger than the butter sheet; enclose the butter like an envelope.
- Roll out dough into a long rectangle; perform three folds and chill for an hour.
- Shape into triangles, roll up from short side to tip, tucking the tip underneath.
- Let cornetti rise until doubled in size before brushing with milk and baking at 375°F (190°C) for about 15-17 minutes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cornetto (60g)
- Calories: 197
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 36mg
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