Did you know that croissant in French means crescent moon? Literally, it means ‘waxing,’ which is the phase of the moon we commonly call a crescent. Well, with that same shape but a completely different dough and a savory filling, we present this easy dish. We rescued the recipe from a Thermomix Christmas magazine and thought it would be a great idea to offer as an afternoon snack at home or to pack along on a trip and enjoy during a roadside stop. For those of you who are wary of complicated gadgets and kitchen robots, don’t worry — we made these with our own little hands and they turned out wonderfully.

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What do we need?

  •   400-500 g (3.25-4 cups) pastry flour

  •   250 g (1 cup) quark cheese

  •   250 g (1 cup / 2 sticks) cold butter

  •   1/2 teaspoon salt

  •   1 packet baking powder

  •   1 beaten egg (for glazing)

For the filling:

  •   100 g (3.5 oz) cooked ham

  •   200 g (7 oz) Emmental cheese

  •   2 tomatoes

  •   Dried oregano

How do we make it?

  • Cut the butter into small pieces and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Start by stirring with a fork and then finish kneading with your hands.

  • Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling film and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).

  • Divide the dough in two and roll out each piece with a rolling pin into a thin circle (about 3 mm / 1/8 inch).

  • Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut 8 triangular portions (just like a pizza).

  • Place a bit of cooked ham and cheese on each portion and roll them up starting from the wide end and finishing at the tip to give them that croissant shape.

  • Slice the mozzarella and tomato into rounds and then cut those in half. Use them to fill the portions from the second circle of dough, adding a bit of oregano. Roll them up the same way.

  • Place all the croissants on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and brush them with beaten egg.

  • Bake for about 20 minutes.

Tips:

  • You can vary the filling however you like. In fact, the original recipe was just ham and cheese, and we introduced the tomato-mozzarella variety and liked it even more.
  • The dough isn’t particularly salty, so why not try a sweet filling?

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[English version] FILLED CROISSANTS **Ingredients:-400-500 g flour

  • 250 g quark cheese

  • 250 g butter

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1 package baking powder

  • 1 egg

  • Dice the butter and mix with the rest of ingredients. First stir well by using a fork and then use your hands.

  • Make a ball with the dough, wrap it in cling film and place in the fridge for 30 min.

  • Preheat oven at 180ºC

  • Divide the dough into two pieces and roll out to two thin circles (3 mm).

  • Cut each circle into 8 portions (like pizza slices).

  • Put some york ham and cheese over each slice and roll it from the biggest side to the narrowest to create the croissant shape.

  • Slice mozzarella and tomato and then cut into halves. Use them and oregano to fill the second circle of dough. Roll it in the same way.

  • Place the croissants on a baking tray covered by baking paper. Glaze croissants with egg.

  • Bake for 20 min approximately.

    Tips:- You can vary the filling. The original recipe was done with ham and cheese and we decided to create the mozarella-tomato flavour and we liked it even more! - The dough itself is not really salty. So why not a sweet filling?

Comentarios

Marisa (2012-07-28 22:29:10):

¡Que pinta tan buena, hummm!. Estaria bien que en este tipo de recetas dijerais cuantas unidades salen.☺ Bueno, y en las demas tambien para cuantas personas

Palstelera (2012-08-02 21:01:20):

Buena idea. Tomamos nota e intentaremos poner el número de raciones/comensales en las siguientes recetas.