Mandarin cider served in a glass Holiday Mandarin Mulled Cider BBQ sauce Diavola pizza served Spicy BBQ Diavola Pizza Warm Bagna Cauda dip served in a fondue pot with fresh vegetables Classic Bagna Cauda with Winter Crudités Blueberry pretzel plated Soft Blueberry Pretzels with Cinnamon Sugar Savory meat and vegetable biscuits served Savory Meat and Vegetable Stuffed Biscuits Alboronía with pumpkin, eggplant and fresh cilantro served Spanish Pumpkin and Eggplant Stew (Alboronía) Slice of Fainá chickpea flatbread with tomato sauce Chickpea Flatbread with Tomato Sauce (Fainá) Elote with Sour Cream - fresh corn served with sour cream, cheese, and spicy paprika Classic Sour Cream Elote Zucchini fritters with tahini sauce Zucchini Fritters with Lemony Tahini Dip Chestnut Zongzi served on a plate Sweet Chestnut Sticky Rice Dumplings (Zongzi) Kohlrabi calzone Roasted Kohlrabi & Mozzarella Calzone Sausage burger with cheese and vegetables Hungarian Style Pork & Sausage Burger Fig stuffed naan bread served Fig-Stuffed Naan Bread Gingerbread Waffles with orange zest Gingerbread Spiced Waffles White pizza with creamy cheese topping Extra Creamy White Pizza with Ricotta and Mascarpone Orange cider served in a glass Warm Spiced Orange Cider Beet and Leek Wrap with Peanut Butter Beet and Leek Whole Wheat Wraps with Peanut Butter Chicken Arroz Caldo served with hard-boiled eggs, scallions, and fried garlic Chicken Arroz Caldo with Hard-Boiled Eggs Greek baked giant beans served with whole wheat toast Rustic Greek Baked Beans with Whole Wheat Toast Fish pie with cauliflower mash, golden brown creamy topping and fish filling Low-Carb Fish Pie with Cauliflower Mash Mandarin cider served in a glass Holiday Mandarin Mulled Cider BBQ sauce Diavola pizza served Spicy BBQ Diavola Pizza Warm Bagna Cauda dip served in a fondue pot with fresh vegetables Classic Bagna Cauda with Winter Crudités Blueberry pretzel plated Soft Blueberry Pretzels with Cinnamon Sugar Savory meat and vegetable biscuits served Savory Meat and Vegetable Stuffed Biscuits Alboronía with pumpkin, eggplant and fresh cilantro served Spanish Pumpkin and Eggplant Stew (Alboronía) Slice of Fainá chickpea flatbread with tomato sauce Chickpea Flatbread with Tomato Sauce (Fainá) Elote with Sour Cream - fresh corn served with sour cream, cheese, and spicy paprika Classic Sour Cream Elote Zucchini fritters with tahini sauce Zucchini Fritters with Lemony Tahini Dip Chestnut Zongzi served on a plate Sweet Chestnut Sticky Rice Dumplings (Zongzi) Kohlrabi calzone Roasted Kohlrabi & Mozzarella Calzone Sausage burger with cheese and vegetables Hungarian Style Pork & Sausage Burger Fig stuffed naan bread served Fig-Stuffed Naan Bread Gingerbread Waffles with orange zest Gingerbread Spiced Waffles White pizza with creamy cheese topping Extra Creamy White Pizza with Ricotta and Mascarpone Orange cider served in a glass Warm Spiced Orange Cider Beet and Leek Wrap with Peanut Butter Beet and Leek Whole Wheat Wraps with Peanut Butter Chicken Arroz Caldo served with hard-boiled eggs, scallions, and fried garlic Chicken Arroz Caldo with Hard-Boiled Eggs Greek baked giant beans served with whole wheat toast Rustic Greek Baked Beans with Whole Wheat Toast Fish pie with cauliflower mash, golden brown creamy topping and fish filling Low-Carb Fish Pie with Cauliflower Mash
Blue cheese croissants served
Freshly baked homemade blue cheese croissant, perfect for breakfast

Blue Cheese Croissants

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The croissant dough is neutral, slightly sweet and buttery, which forms a brilliant contrast with savory, piquant fillings. The enzymes produced by the molds in blue cheese (like Roquefort or Gorgonzola) break down fats and proteins, creating that characteristic pungent flavor (umami) we adore. This pastry is not a companion for morning coffee, but for a glass of full-bodied red wine.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 3 hrs
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 420 kcal
🌍 Cuisine French / Savory Pastry

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Fork (for mashing cheese)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Egg

Instructions

1 ✓

Bloom the yeast in the lukewarm, sugared milk for 10 minutes.

Tip: A lukewarm environment (85-95°F) is ideal for yeast growth.
2 ✓

Knead the dough from the flour, salt, egg, and yeast milk. Proof for 1 hour.

Tip: Always mix salt with flour, do not let it come into direct contact with yeast.
3 ✓

Roll out the proofed dough, place the flattened cold butter in the center, and fold the dough over it (like an envelope).

Tip: The butter and dough should be the same consistency (cold but not rock hard) so they stretch together.
4 ✓

Roll out and fold in thirds. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Repeat this step (tourage) three times.

Tip: Folding creates the butter layers which separate from the steam during baking (flaky structure).
5 ✓

Mash the blue cheese with the cream to get a spreadable paste.

Tip: The cream softens the intensity of the cheese.
6 ✓

Roll out the dough, cut into triangles, fill with cheese cream and roll up. Proof on the baking sheet for another 30 minutes.

Tip: The second proofing is essential for the dough to be light.
7 ✓

Brush with egg yolk and bake in a preheated 400°F (200°C) oven for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.

Tip: High heat is needed for the sudden rise.

Recipe FAQ

I don't like blue cheese, what should I substitute?
Use ripe camembert or goat cheese, they are also full of character but milder.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Milk (lukewarm)
  • 1 packet Active Dry Yeast (0.25 oz)
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 9 oz Butter (ice cold, for layering)
  • 1 whole Egg (for dough)
  • 5 oz Blue Cheese (e.g. Gorgonzola)
  • 1/4 cup Heavy Cream (thick)
  • 1 whole Egg Yolk (for brushing)