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Cooking & Baking

spinbaby

(15,355 posts)

14. Oh, they are

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 03:21 PM

20 hrs ago

I’ve tried baking them a couple of times and didn’t get it right—they leaked butter all over the place.I love a good croissant, but American croissants unfortunately tend to be giant mushy things. The only bakery within striking distance that gets them right is a good 30 miles away. Sigh.

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