The art of French croissant making is something my Mom (blogger at Seam Sew Cool) and I have always wanted to learn. So per her birthday request, we signed up for Craftsy’s Online Class: Classic Croissants at Home, and spent the weekend in my kitchen chatting, sneaking bites of that oh-so buttery dough, and of course, mastering the technique for classic French croissants.
The croissant workshop made a fun birthday gift, and so it got me thinking that it would also make a fantastic gift for Mother’s Day too. (It’s coming up, kids!) It’s a creative way to spend time with Mom, while learning something new.
Here’s how it came together: I picked up the croissant ingredients, a bouquet of flowers (just because), and any additional tools we needed ahead of time. I wrapped up the new croissant tools with a pretty bow for her to open when she arrived. On Saturday, I pulled out a few fun aprons and had some French tunes humming in the background.
If you’ve ever made French croissants, you know there are a lot of steps and a lot of breaks in between while the dough refrigerates or rises. My mom and I made them over a Saturday afternoon + Sunday morning so that we could have fresh-from-the-oven croissants for breakfast on Sunday, but you could also make and complete them on Saturday (just be sure to start early!)
This post is not affiliated with Craftsy. We simply had a great experience with our class and wanted to share this fun birthday/Mother’s Day idea!
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Miranda
April 10, 2015 at 12:37 pmThis is such a fun Mother’s Day idea! I love that your mom has a blog. I had never made croissants before so I decided to look up a recipe one day… I had no idea there were so many steps. I immediately changed my mind. One of these days I’ll find the time/energy to make them. Yours look like they turned out great!
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April 24, 2015 at 6:43 pmMiranda! They definitely take patience, but they’re soooo worth it! 🙂