Cruffin
Credit: Photo: Eric Kleinberg; Food Stylist: Kristina Vanni If you have ever stood in front of a bakery case and really wanted a croissant but the muffins were also calling your name, the cruffin is here to satisfy all your baked good cravings. It all begins with the same buttery, flaky dough that is used to make croissants . Yeasted pastry dough is filled with a deliciously ridiculous amount of butter and rolled and folded again and again until layer after layer of dough is infused with butter. Instead of rolling this dough into a classic croissant shape, the dough is sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, formed into a spiral, and baked in a muffin tin. The sweet dough rises and fills each well in the tin to mimic muffins. What’s even better is that the cinnamon and sugar rolled into the pastry become delightfully crisp and caramelized, adding another incredible layer of caramelized texture in contrast to the soft interior of the muffin. This is a fun weekend project that will pay d...
