Gastronomy
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Another Croissant with rolled vegetables (commonly known as cigars) — celebrating the National Croissant Day / January 30th
There’s something mysterious– even alchemical— about the qualities that have to come together to yield the ideal croissant. It needs to be buttery and tender, but never mushy or overly moist. It requires a delicate flakiness-to-slight-chewiness ratio, and the layers of all-butter puff pastry should be well differentiated, without falling apart into a crumby mess…
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Mistake Noted!
A stated situation is that blueberries will rise, or move freely. Thus, they do not block, do not form a body, a wall. Basil leaves are different, obstructing the body of the bread to be freely moved by the heat. This seems to have prevented the wanted fluffiness. Lesson learned! Just like in the case…
Sila Blume 