St. Nicholas Croissants: A Traditional Recipe for the Holidays | PEKIS Recipes

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour 500 g (4 cups)
• Whole milk (lukewarm) 250 ml (1 cup)
• Unsalted butter (softened) 200 g (7 oz)
• Fresh yeast 25 g (0.9 oz)
• Granulated sugar 60 g (4 tbsp)
• Salt 5 g (1 tsp)
• Egg yolks 2
• Vanilla sugar 10 g (1 tbsp)
• Lemon zest (finely grated) 1 tsp
• Ground almonds (optional, for filling) 80 g (¾ cup)
• Powdered sugar (for dusting) 20 g (2 tbsp)
• Melted butter (for brushing before baking) 30 g (2 tbsp)
• Egg (beaten, for brushing) 1
• Honey (optional, for glaze) 15 ml (1 tbsp)