Paris Croissant and Traditional Breakfast Pastry Class

After 3 hours spent with our chef, you will have acquired the know-how to make croissants that are light, crispy on the outside and melt-in-your-mouth soft on the inside. You will learn and perform each step in making classic butter croissants and pain au chocolat (chocolate-filled croissants).

You will learn some specific techniques :

• Make the Beurrage: to add butter to the dough that is called pâton.

• Pâton : the block of croissant dough after the butter has been folded into the detrempe to form an envelope.

• Make the turns: to give turns to the croissant dough (pâton) by rolling the dough and folding it.

• Feuilleter (to make into leaves): enclosing the butter in a layer of dough and folding and rolling the dough to form thin layers or leaves.

• Follow "la pousse" (the fermentation and the rising) : the expansion of the fermented dough caused by the yeast during the rising.

Rather than just eating French croissants and pastries, take the secrets behind the recipes home with you following a cooking class in Paris. This hands-on cultural experience—which proves ideal for families and food lovers—promises personalized attention from your guide by limited to the group size to only eight participants.

Cancellation Policy: standard

Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours

Cancellation Notes: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

A maximum of 6 people per booking
The minimum age requirement for our croissant classes is 15 years old. Those students older than 15, but still considered minors, must be accompanied by an adult registered for the class. It is critically important for your child to enjoy pastry-making and be willing to engage in it for 2 or 3 hours.
Please advise any allergies or special dietary requirements at the time of booking
Please advise your Paris contact details at time of booking; this information is for the tour operator to keep on record for contact purposes only
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Layered yeast-leavened dough requires a lot of prep time, preferably starting the day before. The time requirement and technicalities are what make croissants so demanding. Therefore, so stages will be done to ensure that you will be able to enjoy your pastries at the end of the course. You’ will still work these stages during the course..
Please wear comfortable, casual clothing and flat comfortable shoes, long hair should be tied back.
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers