The US celebrates Croissant Day today, and so, we too joined in the fun with this curated list of OG butter croissants and innovations by Mumbai’s best bakers
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Classic butter
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For a taste of the classic flaky and buttery croissants, call up the good folks at this cloud kitchen. They offer fun variations and fillings; the almond and pain au chocolat are our favourites.
AT The Bread Next Door, Vasai.
LOG ON TO @thebreadnextdoor2021
CALL 7387645371
COST Rs 130
Back in fashion
The rage around pinwheel croissants might have calmed down a bit, but this cafe is bringing it back with its pinwheel croissant burgers in truffle
mushroom and spicy scrambled eggs.
AT Cafe Noir, World Crest, Lodha, Upper Worli, Lower Parel.
COST Rs 425 onwards
Slice up
This croissant loaf makes for the perfect sandwiches at home. Keep some lettuce and veggies at hand or a jar of peanut butter to go with a slice.
AT ITC Grand Central - Nutmeg The Gourmet Shop, Dr Ambedkar Road, Parel.
COST Rs 550
Sweet and savoury
Savour the last of strawberries this season wrapped within a crunchy croissant. This box of two includes flavours like strawberry cream and strawberry chocolate.
We suggest you opt for their classic buttery croissants if you want a taste of the OG. They offer a range of savoury croissants, too.
AT House of Amel.
LOG ON TO @houseofamel
CALL 7506307607
COST Rs 600 (for strawberry edit)
A crunchy bite
Salad sandwiches are always a hit; replace the bread with a croissant and you’ve got a winner. Take, for instance, this crab and corn sandwich or egg
salad sandwich with a buttery croissant.
AT Le Croissant, Lokhandwala, Andheri West.
COST Rs 425 (crab and corn) and Rs 325 (egg salad)
Mix it up
King of fusion and Parsi fare, Shahriyar Atai’s Bhonu Appetite is a cloud kitchen that will open on Perry Cross Road in Bandra West soon. This kitchen serves a great muska chicken/paneer butter croissant sandwich which is cheesy and well-spiced.
AT Bhonu Appetite
CALL 9821041018
COST Rs 295
What’s in the bread?
The name croissant, French for crescent, was inspired by the shape of the baked item. The basic ingredients to make these pastry-cum-breads include butter, flour, sugar, salt, yeast, and milk. The secret to a flaky and fluffy croissant is butter. Butter is folded between multiple layers of dough in a process called lamination. This way, when the dough is in the oven, the butter melts and steam lifts the layers up into an airy and buttery delight. It might seem like a tedious task to make croissants at home, but all you really require is time, patience and practice.