A Love Story: Guadeloupe, Croissants, and Eight Pounds

So... after spending a lovely weekend in Guadeloupe last year participating in the annual District 7030 Rotaract Conference, I gained 8 lbs. Yes, EIGHT lbs. That may not seem like much but I went from a slight 112 lbs to a sturdy 120 lbs, and I absolutely loved it. One of the main contributors to that weight gain was the lovely cuisine I partook of. In particular, LE CROISSANTS, sighhhhhhhhhh, great memories.

After I got back home and slept off the jetlag (when yuh doh travel by plane often nah), I commenced to scouring the internet for croissants recipes. After watching a couple youtube videos, I was even more pumped than before. Not only was it absolutely possible, but it was one of the more challenging recipes I have ever seen/read. Precise measurements. Precise temperature requirements. Ah yes, the challenge was ACCEPTED!

Not TOO bad for a first attempt :)

Unfortunately, I was too stubborn to follow the recipe as is. The one I decided to use (it was a one day recipe) required me to use 1 3/4 cups of butter... Say what now? That's a lot of butter at $8.99 for one on this poor student's budget. So I used 1 cup alone and well, let's just say the end result was soft and pliable out of the oven, but in a few precious minutes, it transformed into something resembling rocks in texture. Like 'drops', basically. It tasted nice but it no look nor felt like the lovely croissants I had in the Frenchland. Disgraced, I never tried it again until a year later =)

So yes, I'm trying it again now. I'll try to post it but most likely next weekend if I don't get time this week. Fingers crossed it comes out okay :)