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Cooking & Baking

mahina

(20,181 posts) Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:12 PM 9 hrs ago

Croissants- looking like a better idea to find a bakery

All the recipes I’m seeing look like a colossal huge hairy pain in the butt

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Croissants- looking like a better idea to find a bakery (Original Post) mahina 9 hrs ago OP

Some things are not worth the trouble. 3catwoman3 8 hrs ago #1

That would by my recommendation. Pucks mom 8 hrs ago #2

Been there, done that. Bakery bought works better. Attilatheblond 8 hrs ago #3

What 3Catwoman said. PoindexterOglethorpe 6 hrs ago #4

Parker House Rolls are delicious, FarPoint 2 hrs ago #5

3catwoman3

(28,228 posts)

1. Some things are not worth the trouble.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:39 PM

8 hrs ago

Look at it as supporting whatever company makes the croissants and the truck driver who delivers them.

Pucks mom

(100 posts)

2. That would by my recommendation.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:40 PM

8 hrs ago

You make them once and that is enough. Find a bakery!!!

**Note- I put myself through graduate school working as a pastry chef

Attilatheblond

(7,862 posts)

3. Been there, done that. Bakery bought works better.

Reply to Pucks mom (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:50 PM

8 hrs ago

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,358 posts)

4. What 3Catwoman said.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:43 PM

6 hrs ago

I'm a pretty decent cook -- or at least I used to be, don't cook at all these days -- and some things are just not worth making.

FarPoint

(14,380 posts)

5. Parker House Rolls are delicious,

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:41 AM

2 hrs ago

easy to make but take a bit of time...Classic. ... great option.

First time I maded them was after watching Bobby Flay make them on one of his shows...

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/parker-house-rolls-recipe2-1916763

https://jenaroundtheworld.com/parker-house-yeast-rolls-2/

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