Paris Croissant-Making Class: Learn to Fold and Bake
The fold is what makes a croissant rise, and your instructor teaches you exactly how.
A 3-hour croissant-making class in central Paris where you prepare dough, master the fold technique, and bake both croissants and pain au chocolat from scratch under hands-on guidance from an instructor. Groups stay small, capped at eight people. You taste your fresh pastries with tea or coffee before leaving with a box of your creations and an English recipe card.
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2 optionsWhat’s included
- Hands-on instruction from a live guide in English.
- all equipment and attire needed for the class.
- tea, coffee, or fruit juice during the tasting.
- a takeaway box of five to six croissants and pain au chocolat.
- an electronic copy of the recipes in English.
- Monday 10:00 15:00
- Tuesday to Friday 15:00
- Saturday and Sunday 10:00
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Learn to make croissants and pain au chocolat from scratch in a 3-hour class in central Paris, with hands-on instruction, tea or coffee.
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The experience
The class starts in central Paris at a time you choose (morning or afternoon), so it fits around the rest of your day. You'll work through the whole process from dough to oven: mixing, folding the butter into the dough in the precise layers that trap steam and make the pastry rise, shaping, and baking. The instructor watches your hands and corrects the fold in real time, which is where most home bakers go wrong. You'll also make pain au chocolat, the chocolate-filled pastry that uses the same dough and technique.
After roughly two hours of work, the pastries come out of the oven. You sit down with your warm croissants and pain au chocolat, a cup of tea, coffee, or juice, and eat what you just made. Before you leave, you get a box holding five to six pastries to bring back to your hotel or give away, plus an electronic copy of the recipes in English so you can repeat this at home.
The class is limited to eight people, so you get real attention from the instructor instead of being one of thirty. Children as young as twelve can join, though they need an adult in the class with them. Public transport runs near the cookery school, so you don't need a car to get there.
Top questions
What exactly do I make during the 3-hour class?
You make croissant dough from scratch, learn to fold it correctly so the layers separate and puff up in the oven, shape and bake your croissants, and also prepare pain au chocolat: a chocolate-filled pastry using the same dough. Then you taste them warm with tea or coffee.
Do I get to take my croissants home?
Yes. You leave with a box holding five to six of the pastries you baked, plus an electronic copy of the recipes in English so you can make them again.
How many people are in the class?
The class is limited to eight people, so the instructor can give each person hands-on attention and correct your technique as you work.
Can I bring my child to the croissant class?
Children must be at least twelve years old to attend, and they cannot come alone. An adult needs to be in the class with them.
What time does the class run?
You choose either a morning or afternoon time slot when you book, so you can fit the class around the rest of your Paris itinerary.
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Paris Croissant-Making Class: Learn to Fold and Bake
3h · EN
from € 119 per person
≈ US$ 134 in your currency
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