How to Make Croissants

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Remove dough from the bowl and with floured hands work it into a ball. Place the dough on a lightly floured silicone baking mat lined lightly floured parchment paper lined or lightly floured baking sheet. I highly recommend a silicone baking mat because you can roll the dough out in the next step directly on top and it wont slide all over the counter. Gently flatten the dough out as I do in the video below and cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Place the entire baking sheet in the refrigerator and allow the covered dough to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Shape the dough Remove the dough from the refrigerator. I like to keep the dough on the silicone baking mat when Im rolling it in this step because the mat is nonstick and its a handy guide for the exact measurement. Begin flattening out the dough with your hands. Youre rolling it out into a rectangle in this step so shaping it with your hands first helps the stretchy dough. Roll it into a 1410inch rectangle. The dough isnt extremely cold after only 30 minutes in the refrigerator so it will feel more like soft playdoh. Be precise with the measurement. The dough will want to be oval shaped but keep working the edges with your hands and rolling pin until you have the correct size rectangle.
Long rest Place the rolled out dough back onto the baking sheet this is why I prefer a silicone baking mat or parchment because you can easily transfer the dough. Cover the rolled out dough with plastic wrap or aluminum foil place the entire baking sheet in the refrigerator and allow the covered dough to rest in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight. Up to 24 hours is ok.
Butter layer begin this 35 minutes before the next step so the butter can chill for 30 minutes In a large bowl using a handheld mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment beat the butter and flour together until smooth and combined. Transfer the mixture to a silicone baking mat lined or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Silicone baking mat is preferred because you can easily peel the butter off in the next step. Using a spoon or small spatula smooth out into a 710inch rectangle. Be as precise as you can with