Jam croissants - recipe (with step-by-step photos)

Ingredients for 15 croissants:

• 250 grams of wheat flour
• 120-140 milliliters of warm milk
• 100 grams of butter
• 30 grams of sugar
• 10 grams of fresh yeast
• salt
• jam

Mix the fresh yeast with the milk and 1 spoon with sugar. Let it rest in a warm place for 10 minutes.

Over the flour add the salt, the remaining sugar, the milk/yeast mixture and mix. Let it rest in the fridge over night.

The next day, divide the butter at room temperature in 3 parts.

Spread the dough on the table and add one part of the butter. Fold the dough and put it in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.

Repeat the operations 2 more times.

Spread the dough on the table and cut it in equal parts.

Add the jam and roll it.

Let the croissants rest for another 20 minutes then brush on top some milk and spread some granulated sugar.

Put it in the oven at 180 Celsius degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Very good as a desert or a breakfast next to a glass of milk!

The original recipe can be found here

Hotel review - Il Castagneto****, Melfi, Italy

The room was nice.

Free wi-fi and free parking places. The breakfast had a good coffee and good croissants. Also you can have some ham and cheese. Unfortunately they don´t have any warm food.

The staff was very kind and helpful. The area is really quiet and in the morning if you open the window you can hear the birds sing. In front of our room was a forest and the soil was covered with crocuses.

They also have an outside pool.

Cheese donuts - recipe with step-by-step photos

Ingredients:

• 380 grams of flour
• 300 grams of fresh cheese
• 100 milliliters of warm milk
• 50 grams of butter
• 50 grams of brown sugar (more if you like sweeter)
• 10 grams of fresh yeast
• 1 spoon with honey
• sunflower oil for frying
• powdered sugar to spread above the donuts

Mix the fresh yeast with half of the warm milk and 1 spoon with flour and let it rest for 10 minutes in a warm place.

Mix the butter and the sugar with the other half of the milk and let them melt at slow fire. Let them cool a bit.

In a bowl, add the flour, then the cheese, the warm milk/butter composition, the risen fresh yeast, the honey and mix until you obtain a non sticky dough.

Let the dough rest in a warm place for 1 hour.

Spread the dough on the table and with a glass or a round form make the donuts. Let them rest , covered with a clean towel for 30-40 minutes.

 Heat the sunflower oil and when hot add the donuts. Let the fry at medium fire until brown.

When ready, sprinkle above some powdered sugar.
Enjoy!