January 30 – Croissant Day

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nI think of croissants as a French thing – of course the word croissant is itself French for crescent – but crescent-shaped cakes go back to ancient times, and crescent-shaped bread goes back at least as far as the Renaissance in Austria, when bakers made and sold Kipferi.

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nModern croissants are made with dough that is layered with butter, rolled and folded and rolled again in a way that is like puff pastry. It creates layered, flaky bread that is oh-so-yummy!

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nA lot of croissants are now made in factories and frozen. Even many French bakeries and patisseries sell croissants baked from frozen dough!

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nVary it!

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nActually, croissants cannot be beat, but on croissant day, you might want to eat a few in some different ways.

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nBreakfast – a croissant plain with juice or tea is often considered the perfect continental breakfast

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nOr try a croissant breakfast boat!

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nLunch – of course, croissant sandwiches!

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nDinner – how about a crescent roll casserole or a brie-stuffed croissant?

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nDessert – Try a chocolate or almond filled croissant, or make one of these recipes.

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nBirthday of Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas

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