Spelt croissants from Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence (page 253) by Claire Saffitz

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    Start recipe a day ahead.

  • Cgaskins on July 21, 2025

    This was my first attempt at making croissants, and it was a very nice experience. We knew they took quite some time to make, so planned to make them over 2-3 days with chilling time. The croissants turned out beautifully and tasted wonderful. Make sure you follow the ingredient list and use the fancy butter when she states to. I did follow her instructions and measured with a ruler to make sure everything came out correctly. Everything was easy to follow and very clear.

  • anya_sf on April 15, 2021

    This was my most successful attempt at croissants yet, although still not perfect. The detailed instructions were easy to follow and I appreciated that I didn't have to roll the dough to precise dimensions on each turn. My kitchen is cool, great for lamination, but not great for proofing; the croissants took 5 hours to rise and never doubled - increased about 1.5x - but were puffy and wobbly. Unfortunately, they leaked a lot of butter. As an experiment, I reserved 3 shaped, unbaked croissants in the fridge, which then rose for 6 hours the next morning, and they turned out the same. These were super flaky and good, although a little too salty (this is the only recipe I've seen that calls for salted butter), and the centers of the large croissants were a little doughy, despite being fully browned on the outside. The 2 smaller bonus croissants were baked through.

  • puddlemere on December 31, 2020

    This was my first time making croissants and this was a great recipe. The instructions were very clear and the photos were super helpful. They came out perfectly! They are quite involved so I'd probably only make them for a special occasion or something, but if I did make them again the only thing I'd change is making them a bit smaller.

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