Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Aug 28, 2026 · 56 min · 19 segments
Former "Great British Bake Off" judge Prue Leith talks about finding the love of her life at 70, a jazz musician’s review that put her restaurant on the map, and recounts one of her most viral…
Christopher KimballHost
Prue LeithGuest
Kimmie McIntoshGuestAlex Aïnouz
Sara MoultonHostHi, this is Rachel.
I am having trouble with, uh, making croissants.
Yeah
Oh, no. [laughs]
I tried twice.
I really like them, and so that's why I wanted to learn how to make them.
There's nowhere around here that sells good ones.
So I tried two different times.
So the first time, I used regular American butter and regular all-purpose flour.
The second time, it was a different recipe that called for bread flour and European butter.
So I did that.
The first time, when I rolled out the butter, like made the little butter packet-
...
I thought I brought it to the correct temperature, which they said it was a little cooler than room temperature.
When I tried to roll it out with the dough and did the fold and everything, the butter never spread out.
It always stayed in a rectangle So I didn't know if that was a problem with the butter or with the dough.
The second time when I did the butter packet, it rolled out, but it rolled out in little dots.
Hi, this is Rachel.
I am having trouble with, uh, making croissants.
Yeah
Oh, no. [laughs]
I tried twice.
I really like them, and so that's why I wanted to learn how to make them.
There's nowhere around here that sells good ones.
So I tried two different times.
So the first time, I used regular American butter and regular all-purpose flour.
The second time, it was a different recipe that called for bread flour and European butter.
So I did that.
The first time, when I rolled out the butter, like made the little butter packet-
...
I thought I brought it to the correct temperature, which they said it was a little cooler than room temperature.
When I tried to roll it out with the dough and did the fold and everything, the butter never spread out.
It always stayed in a rectangle So I didn't know if that was a problem with the butter or with the dough.
The second time when I did the butter packet, it rolled out, but it rolled out in little dots.
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