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In the United
States, National Croissant Day is observed each year on January
30th. Croissants are a buttery, crescent-shaped rolls that are crispy on the
outside and soft on the inside.
The key to
a perfect croissant is laminating the dough. Laminating the dough is a process
by which butter is folded into the mixture creating multiple thin layers of
butter and dough. The result is a mouth-watering flaky crust and airy body.
Legend
surrounds this pastry, as is often the case with a popular, worldly treat. What
is known, is that crescent-shaped breads have been found around the world for
ages. One of these was the Kipferl which originated in Austria as far back as
the 13th century. This nonlaminated bread is more like a roll.
Credit for
the croissant we know today is given to an Austrian military officer, August
Zang. In 1939 he opened a Viennese bakery in Paris introducing France to
Viennese baking techniques.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Stop by the bakery for a fresh,
warm croissant or try making your own using this recipe: Croissants recipe.
1. Well, I do love
croissants when they are fresh, but day-old croissants need to be turned into a
donut. I happen to really like the croissants that have a donut-like
glaze on them! Sugar overload but so good. So... do you like croissants?
What is your favorite way to eat them?
Croissants are good, but
definitely not my favorite bread or sweet treat. But if I’m going to have them, I like them
sweet the best.
2. Speaking of food...
How do you handle stress?
Prayer and more prayer. But I must admit snacking on anything
available is my fallback.
3. Out of the negative
emotions of greed, anger, jealousy, and hate, which one would you say affects
you the most?
Anger (actually it’s probably
irritation more than anger). The Lord
and I are working on this.
4. Out of the positive
emotions of compassion, positivity, enthusiasm, and initiative, which one is
your biggest strength?
Positivity. I feel being an encourager to others is very
important and I feel it’s one of my spiritual gifts.
5. What do you get every
time you go grocery shopping, other than the staples such as bread, milk,
butter, flour, sugar...
Nothing all the time, but quite
often sugar free ice cream, bananas and nuts.
6. Please tell us
something random about your week so far.
We’ve been so busy the last
couple of weeks, so I am really enjoying this week. Tonight will be the 3rd night in a
row that we’ll be home. It’s been so
nice to spend time at home with hubby watching TV, reading and crocheting. We are loving it so much and I think our dog
loves it too. It has also given us lots
of time to video chat with our daughter and grandson.
Hope you are having a great
week and thanks for visiting.
Cathy
Prayer is always the answer!
ReplyDeleteHow nice you have been able to be home this week! That is awesome! Loved your answers! Have a great day!
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We are told to pray without ceasing, and I find that to be true!! Although activities can be enjoyed, it's always nice to be at home. Hope you're having a great day.
ReplyDeleteI hear you about just staying home, my week is like that this week too. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI think most of us in NW Wisconsin are also staying home. Way too cold to go out. I'm enjoying it, but even cozy gets old after a while. Isn't your time with your grandson precious! I know. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have been a homebody this week...its too cold to go out! Yay another crocheter! Have a great week!
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