Butter on croissants (lighthearted)

[Boogers]

For the last 2 weeks DD has gone to her grandparents' house for breakfast with a pack of croissants which I didn't think anything of; they have jam, they have marmalade, all good with a croissant.

Cue me asking DD how she wanted her croissant this morning, to which she said 'sliced in half with butter on each half, like how grandma and grandad do it'.

WTAF?! Who puts butter on a croissant? It's like smearing Marmite on it! Who, just who, does that?! DD apparently loves it, but she loves butter so I'm in a no-win situation here.

Am I being unreasonable or is DD?

I made croissants the other day and despite there being a pound of butter in them, I add butter, especially if with jam

My parents taught me that the only correct way to eat croissants is to have a knob of butter and a spoonful of jam on your plate, and to tear off (not cut) bite-sized pieces of croissant to be embellished with a tiny dab of butter and a smear of jam then popped entire into the mouth - croissants and cakes should never be bitten.

You can never have too much butter.

Agree with PP who stated that it is all dependent on the quality of said croissant. A fresh flakey delight from a boulangerie = no butter. Crap bready supermarket croissant = butter.

Revolting

Yep. Depends on croissant. A good croissant is best slightly warm with no butter and apricot compote.

Yanbu they're called all butter croissants for a reason

I avoid croissants because they're so buttery. The idea of adding butter is anathema.

This is to awful to contemplate! A freshly baked croissant should be eaten alone, no toppings of any kind. Ever. What Sacrilege!

Do we need (lighthearted) on the thread title?

It's about butter and croissants

Those that make their own - has anyone got a link to a recipe please?

I always put butter and marmite on my croissants.

I warm my croissants in the oven, slice them lengthways, butter both sides and add a scraping of blueberry jam. Heaven! I'm the only butterer in my entire family though.

Warm croissants without butter?! Are you mad?! Always butter and jam on a lovely warm croissant !

Not croissants - but Tea cakes -

What about tea cakes?

Cheap supermarket ones need butter and proper ones need nothing but either a slice of cheese or jam

YANBU - no butter (or jam) but plain, possibility warmed, with black coffee or hot chocolate.

Proper buttery melty croissants are eaten plain with a giant mug of incredibly rich milky hot chocolate.
More basic ones are torn and then have a small dab of butter and a sharp jam applied to the torn end before being eaten. So raspberry, cherry or rhubarb jam.

I am with the grandparents. There's already shit loads of butter so what's the harm in a little bit more?

We have croissants with butter and bacon on Christmas morning!

Everyone who I know who eats them butters them.
Unless you want choccy bread then there's no need.

Do some of you actually eat your croissants cold?

Another butterer here.

Tear a bit off, butter and jam, delicious.

I still remember the very first time I had them, 24 years ago.

Kipper - I was instantly horrified at the thought of butter and marmite on a croissant...5 minutes later I can't stop thinking about it , it's beginning to sound strangely alluring to me...