Paris: Croissant Baking Class with Pastry Chef
Make Croissants in Paris, Then Take Them Home
You'll spend a few hours learning to make croissants from a pastry chef in a Paris studio, working hands-on through mixing, folding and shaping. The class includes all ingredients and equipment, a tasting of fresh pastries while yours bake, and a box of your own croissants plus digital recipes to take home. Small groups keep the pace manageable and the instruction personal.
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Step-by-step itinerary
Croissant baking hands-on class
- Introduction to French pastry making
- Learn about ingredients and measurements
- Practice folding and rolling dough
- Laminate and shape croissant dough
- Bake croissants to golden perfection
- Savour croissants and share tips
The experience
The chef doesn't wait for you to settle in before she starts talking about lamination. She's already got the dough out, and she's showing someone how to feel the difference between a fold that's too tight and one that's just right. You're standing at a wooden counter in a Paris baking studio, and within five minutes you understand why croissant-making isn't something you can learn from a video. She hands you a piece of dough and says, "Now you try", and suddenly your hands know things your brain didn't know it needed to know.
The croissant baking class moves at the pace of actual baking, which means there's time to watch, to ask questions, to mess up a fold and have the chef show you how to fix it without making you feel rushed. You'll work through the whole process (mixing, folding, shaping those iconic crescents), and the chef walks you through the reasoning behind each step, not just the mechanics. Why does the dough need to rest? What happens if you rush the lamination? She answers the questions people actually ask instead of the ones she's rehearsed. While your croissants are in the oven, you taste fresh pastries made earlier, drink coffee or tea, and talk to the other people in the class. It's small enough that you're not anonymous, but not so small it feels awkward.
When your croissants come out golden and flaky, you pack them into a box to take with you. You also get printed recipes so you can attempt this at home, though you'll probably find yourself back in Paris first. The whole thing takes a few hours, and you leave with the specific knowledge of how to do something that feels impossible until you've done it once.
What’s included
- All ingredients and baking equipment are provided.
- You'll receive digital recipes to take home so you can recreate the croissants yourself.
- The class includes a tasting of fresh pastries made during the session, plus coffee and tea.
- At the end, you pack your own croissants into a box to take away.
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Operated by Studio Pâtisserie
Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn a specific skill, how to actually make croissants, rather than just taste them, and you'd rather do it with someone who knows the technique than figure it out alone in your kitchen.
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Top questions
What do I take home?
You take home the croissants you made in a box, plus digital recipes so you can recreate them at home.
Is this class suitable for beginners?
Yes. The chef guides you through each step from the start. No prior baking experience is needed, though you do need to be 17 or older and able to knead dough by hand.
What's included in the price?
All ingredients, baking equipment, a tasting of fresh pastries made during the class, coffee or tea, and the box to take your croissants home.
Do I need any baking experience?
No. The chef teaches the techniques from the beginning. You'll learn lamination, folding, shaping and timing as you go.
Can I get to the studio by public transport?
Yes. Public transportation options are available nearby.
Paris: Croissant Baking Class with Pastry Chef
3h · EN
from € 119 per person
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