This is how You Make the BEST Sourdough Croissants

This is how You make amazing top notch sourdough croissants from scratch. Using this recipe you will be rewarded with amazing croissants every time. Did not expect them to turn out that well, but they were simply amazing. Initially I did not want to use that much sourdough, I typically only add a little bit just for the taste. But I didn't have enough yeast, so I had to improvise and switch to more sourdough. Sourdough in general makes the whole process more challenging as you have to get every individual step of baking process timed perfectly right, there is way less room for error. Ingredients: - 400 grams of bread flour for around 7 Croissants - 100 grams of milk (25%) - 100 grams of water (25%) - 40 grams of butter (10%) - 40 grams of sugar (10%) - 40 grams of sourdough starter (10%) - 8 grams of salt (2%) - 4 grams of malt extract (1%) - And then I used some yeast too, it was around 1 gram overall (0.25%) For the filling I used 200 grams of butter (50%) Instructions and chapters in the video: 0:00 Intro and History 3:02 Combining ingredients 5:46 Handmixing + Autolysis 6:10 Bench knead until soft 6:50 Prepare the butter (50% of the flour weight), make a rectangle in parchment paper 8:13 Freeze the butter 8:19 Roll out the dough 8:59 Adding butter to the dough 10:42 First 4x Fold 14:30 Perform a 2x fold again. You now have 8x layers 16:20 Perform a 4x fold again, you now have 32x layers 18:00 Roll out again into rectangle 18:40 Cut the sides so that you have a rectangle that is around 20cm in width 19:20 Cut the triangles, 25cm diagonal, 8cm at the bottom 20:00 Roll the triangles into the final dough. Make sure the seam is still below the dough 21:16 Let proof until doubled in size 23:00 Cover with egg wash. Darker color = just egg, lighter color = half egg, half water 23:50 Baking 25:00 Final product Overall this has been my 4th time trying to make Croissants. Hope you enjoyed the video. Happy baking. Flour I am using: Blog article on different flours in Germany: https://thbrco.io/blog-flour Drax Mühle Manitoba flour 14% protein: https://thbrco.io/drax-flour For ze Germans - T550 at Rewe 11-12% protein: https://thbrco.io/rewe-aurora Mulino Padano 15% protein: https://thbrco.io/mulino-flour Strong whole wheat flour: https://thbrco.io/whole-wheat-flour Follow me here too: Github: https://thbrco.io/github Instagram: https://thbrco.io/instagram My blog: https://thbrco.io/blog My website: https://thbrco.io/homepage Reddit: https://thbrco.io/reddit Subscribe to my newsletter: https://thbrco.io/newsletter Telegram: https://thbrco.io/telegram Tiktok: https://thbrco.io/tiktok Support me/Merchandise: Get my starter Bread Pitt: https://thbrco.io/my-starter The bread themed T-Shirts/Hoodies I designed and wear: https://thbrco.io/bread-shirts-hoodies Tools: Banneton proofing basket (25cm length, 15cm width, 8.5cm height): https://thbrco.io/banneton Cooling rack: https://thbrco.io/cooling-rack Digital kitchen scale: https://thbrco.io/kitchen-scale Dough scraper: https://thbrco.io/dough-scraper Dutch oven for batards (Challenger Bread Pan): https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-batards Dutch oven round (Lodge): https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-round Dutch oven with glas lid (Brovn) - BREADCODE = 5% off: https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-glas-lid Infrared thermometer: https://thbrco.io/infared-meter Loaf pan (30cm length x 12cm width x 9cm height): https://thbrco.io/loaf-pan-regular Loaf pan with lid (34cm length, 13cm width, 12cm height): https://thbrco.io/loaf-pan-lid No stick spray (vegetable based): https://thbrco.io/non-stick-spray Oven gloves: https://thbrco.io/oven-gloves pH meter to check acidity: https://thbrco.io/ph-meter Weck starter jars: https://thbrco.io/weck-jars Useful videos: Debaked ep. 1 - Pizza journey to Napoli: https://thbrco.io/debaked-napoli Debaked ep. 2 - Journey to a flour mill: https://thbrco.io/debaked-flour-mill Discard starter bread: https://thbrco.io/discard-starter-bread Fermentation time table: https://thbrco.io/fermentation-time-table Make a sourdough starter: https://thbrco.io/make-sourdough-starter Make your starter more active: https://thbrco.io/more-active-starter Recommend sourdough bread recipe: https://thbrco.io/sourdough-recipe #sourdoughcroissants #croissants