Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
May 4, 2026 · 45 min · 20 segments
With their shattering layers and honeycomb interior, croissants are perhaps the ultimate pastry achievement. And they’ve never been hotter than right now. In this episode, David and Jessica unpack…
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Um, for anybody who does not know, though, let's, let's back up, and I, I don't think...
I think there are very few people who don't know what a croissant is, but for those who don't know, croissants are a laminated pastry.
... which is that, uh, a laminated dough is when you take a relatively lean dough, meaning a dough that doesn't have a lot of fat in it, can have some, and you layer that with pure fat, with butter, and you roll it out, you do a series of folds, roll again, shape, fold, trim, roll, fold, roll-
... with butter, and it bakes up into a very crispy thing because the butter melts, it lets off steam, the steam creates flakes.
Uh, that's the top line, and croissant is probably the most famous and maybe the most delicious-
Um, for anybody who does not know, though, let's, let's back up, and I, I don't think...
I think there are very few people who don't know what a croissant is, but for those who don't know, croissants are a laminated pastry.
... which is that, uh, a laminated dough is when you take a relatively lean dough, meaning a dough that doesn't have a lot of fat in it, can have some, and you layer that with pure fat, with butter, and you roll it out, you do a series of folds, roll again, shape, fold, trim, roll, fold, roll-
... with butter, and it bakes up into a very crispy thing because the butter melts, it lets off steam, the steam creates flakes.
Uh, that's the top line, and croissant is probably the most famous and maybe the most delicious-
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