Warning: Made croissants for 2 years before realizing my butter was way too cold

I always wondered why my layers never puffed right until a baker at my local shop asked if I was slapping the butter block cold. Anyone else have a moment where a simple question made you rethink your whole method?

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hayes.oliver5d ago

Yeah, I always thought colder was better until this forced me to rethink it.

oliver8111d ago

wait @hayes.oliver you actually liked cold temps? that's wild, I can't even