Cronut, when croissants and donuts come together

But what is the cronut? It is described as a hybrid between a flaky croissant and a donut, the classic American fried donut. Dominique's invention was launched in his New York pastry shop on May 10, 2013 and, in a very short time, has achieved international fame thanks to the tam tam on the web reaching all over the world.

The success is so high that the NYC pastry shop is attacked daily by hundreds of people with the hope of being able to grab one that, among other things, must be eaten immediately to fully enjoy its fragrance, flaking and flavor.

Obviously, the fact that it is a new and so popular dessert means that the universe of foodies and foodbloggers immediately set off in search of the perfect recipe that allows to obtain a homemade result as faithful as possible to the original.

We propose below what, always on the web, is one of the most popular! Hands-on and ... good preparation!

Ingrediants:
170ml (3/4 cups) warm milk
1 teaspoon of dry yeast
80gr (1/3 cup) sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
290g + 40 days (3 and / 12 cups) flour
1 teaspoon of salt
225g (1 cup) butter at room temperature

© food52.com Preparation
1. in a bowl combine milk and yeast. Also add the sugar, eggs and vanilla and mix well. Also add the flour (initially only 1 cup) and then another 2 and a half cups until the mixture is smooth and elastic
2. wrap the mixture in a bit of cling film and leave it in the fridge to rest for at least 30 minutes
3. add the little flour left and the butter, whipping them together until they become the consistency in the picture
4. roll out the dough into a rectangle about half a centimeter thick and around 32cmx20cm wide and sprinkle the butter mixture on top
5. Fold it in three with the butter-coated part inside
6. roll it out again creating another rectangle
7. fold it again in three and leave to rest for another 30 minutes in the refrigerator
8. after the half "hour, resume the dough and make the same folds twice more, then again in the fridge half" hour and fold twice again. Then wrap and refrigerate at least one "hour or overnight.
9. roll out the dough to a height of about 2 cm and a half and cut it into a donut shape (or the shape you want)
10. fry in vegetable oil for frying. Remove them from the oil when they are golden and sprinkle with sugar (perhaps flavored with cinnamon). Eat now!