Paris Croissant-Making Cooking Class

Your experience

Learn classic and creative croissant baking in a hands-on class guided by an expert pastry chef, with coffee and/or tea included.

Getting started

Check in at the studio and meet your expert pastry chef, who outlines the session and safety basics. You are then shown to your workstation with all tools and ingredients ready so you can begin working with the dough. The chef briefly explains the structure of the class before you start the first hands-on croissant baking session.

What to expect

Croissant baking class

This croissant baking class is built around a practical, step-by-step format so you can work through the full process from dough to shaped croissants. Throughout, the chef combines time-honored methods with a modern, workshop-style setup.

Features

• Traditional croissant-making methods are demonstrated first, so you can see how buttery, flaky croissants are built through lamination, folding, and shaping before trying each step yourself. This lets you experience the art of croissant making under the guidance of an expert pastry chef rather than just watching a demo.
• A fully hands-on croissant baking session forms the core of the class, with you mixing, rolling, and shaping your own dough at every stage. Strength is needed to knead the dough, and the chef supports you as you engage in a sensory culinary journey that involves touch, smell, and the sounds of working dough.
• Guidance from an expert pastry chef is continuous, with the chef moving between participants to correct technique, answer questions, and show how to adjust the dough. You engage in a hands-on learning environment that combines tradition with modern techniques, so each step is clearly broken down.
• Coffee and/or tea is served during the class, giving you a short pause between stages of the dough process. This refreshment supports the studio's immersive atmosphere as you focus on learning time-honored techniques for creating buttery, flaky croissants.
• A focus on classic croissant techniques is included when you select the “Mastering the Art of Croissant with Pastry Chef” option, so you concentrate on traditional shapes and finishes rather than color effects. This suits anyone who wants to master the core structure and flavor of a classic French croissant.
• Bi-color croissant design and shaping is available if you choose the “Bi-Color Croissant Baking Class with Chef” option, which adds specific instruction on layering colored doughs and achieving clean patterns. You still follow traditional croissant-making methods, but with extra time on design-oriented shaping.
• A class in a Parisian passage studio is included when you book the “Mastering the Art of Croissant in a Parisian Passage Studio” option, placing your session inside a Parisian passage studio setting. This location frames the workshop so you can immerse yourself in a studio atmosphere while learning the same time-honored techniques.

Highlights

• Turn your love of French pastry into baking skills as you mix, knead, and shape croissants from scratch with an expert pastry chef beside you.
• Start with a short introduction to the session, where the steps are explained, then get briefed on each stage you'll tackle before hands-on work.
• Follow your expert pastry chef through a hands-on croissant session, from preparing the dough to rolling, shaping, and tray each batch.
• Learn traditional layering methods for croissants, watch them bake, then taste the results warm from the oven with included coffee or tea.
• Select your preferred focus, either classic croissant techniques that build strong fundamentals or bi-color designs for standout results.
• Choose a session held in a Parisian passage studio, adding local ambiance as you practice croissant skills at the bench in this setting.