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Kroasan (cheese croissant)

A flaky croissant stuffed with melting cheese, hugely popular in Macedonian bakeries at breakfast. Crisp on the outside, stringy on the inside, it's best eaten still warm.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Unroll the puff pastry and cut it into 8 triangles.
  3. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the wide end of each triangle.
  4. Roll each triangle up from the wide base towards the tip, then curve it into a crescent shape.
  5. Place the croissants on the tray, leaving space between them.
  6. Beat the egg with the milk and brush the tops of the croissants.
  7. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden brown.
  8. Brush with melted butter as they come out of the oven and serve warm.

Variations and tips

Ham and cheese version. Add a slice of cooked ham on top of the cheese before rolling the croissants.

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