Jus Rol Croissant Dough

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Has anyone prepared the dough the night before cooking and kept it in the fridge for them to turn out ok?

DP usually brings me breakfast in bed but his skills with the Jus Rol Croissants previously were sadly lacking and took a very (very!) long time to achieve. I’m happy to prepare tonight so that all he has to do is pop the tray in the oven but I don’t know if that will ruin the dough and we’ll be left with no croissants?

I can't see it being an issue as they're fridged anyway. I'd perhaps cling film them to make sure they don't dry out but otherwise should think they'd be fine.

I'm sure they'll be fine but how on earth did he fuck them up before? 🤔😂

Is this not learnt incompetence on his part?

I make cinnamon buns and the recipe says they can either be left to prove for 2 hours at room temperature or in the fridge overnight, covered in cling film. Never had a problem at all (today's were pretty good!!)

He needs to make you more. Practice makes perfect.

There was some confusion about how to unpack and roll them. They ended up looking a little… odd! 😀

I'm fuming I forgot to buy some as we always have them Christmas Day
I have to say mine are never perfect crescents 😂
I'm sure clients g film and in the fridge overnight will be fine
I've had to buy frozen ones this year

Can’t you just make them now and he can lightly heat them up in the morning?

I only discovered them a couple of years ago and I much prefer the pain au chocolate, which I would leave him to manage, but Tesco had sold out. It’s less about learned incompetence and more unconscious incompetence because we only have them on birthdays and Christmas - and, even more importantly, about me wanting breakfast before lunchtime 😊

My waistline says no, sadly 😕

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I asked because I found myself saying 'not that way' three times to my husband while he was trying to roll them and I couldn't believe that anyone else struggled so much with the concept of triangles! Clearly our husbands share some sort of croissant-blindness! 🥐

@DysmalRadius the pain au chocolat are a much easier concept to grasp (and yummier 😋)

Option 1) let him make them tonight under your supervision, keep them chilled under clingfilm tonight and see how they turn out when he bakes them tomorrow
Option 2) let him work it out in the morning.
Either way they may not look special but they'll taste fine and you won't be making them and he'll be learning

Let him get on with it himself if it is something he normally does for you at Christmas. dh would feel shit if I thought he was that incompetent I had to take over from him just because the shape was a little odd.

To be clear, having them baked out of the tin is my preference; he would be more than happy to pop cooked ones in the oven to heat them and would do that without any supervision necessary. The time factor is the biggest issue whether he cooks them or I do. They take time to get out of the tin, cut out, roll up (wonkily or not), and egg wash before putting in the oven all whilst I’m sitting in bed waiting to open my presents. I just wanted to check if they would fail to cook properly if I (or he) prepare them several hours before cooking.

I don’t believe his ego is likely to be damaged in the slightest by me preparing them and I don’t feel like a failure as a feminist should I choose to do so 😊

I'm even more lazy. I buy them ready made frozen and stick them in oven. Perfect and no faff