Studio Pâtisserie · 17th arrondissement
Three hours in a small studio kitchen in the 17th with a pastry chef, spent on croissants and nothing else: the dough, the folds, cutting, shaping and baking. Pick it for focus, with eight people at most and the longest time on one pastry of any class in Paris we list.
Studio Pâtisserie runs this class in its studio kitchen in the 17th arrondissement, in north-west Paris, with a second "Parisian Passage Studio" nearby on some dates; your ticket names the address. Groups stop at eight, the class is in English, and it lasts three hours, the longest croissant class on this site. The listing covers the whole craft: preparing the dough, the folding technique, then cutting, rolling and shaping the dough into crescents, with time on butter quality and proofing.
The chef also teaches the history and the science, which is why guests come out able to explain lamination, not only follow it. Reviewers name Maria, Vivien and Léo as instructors, and the word that keeps coming back is patient. On selected days you can book the bi-colour option, with a coloured layer laminated over the dough, and its ingredients come included. You taste your croissants at the end, and guests report taking the rest home with the recipe.
Two caveats. Three hours is not two days, and a classic croissant needs about two: you learn and practise every step, but the dough that goes into the oven was rested by the chef before you arrived. Our croissant baking guide explains why. And the age rule is strict: the listing says the class is not suitable for under-15s, and under-17s need a paying adult. At $137 it is the dearest of the teaching-kitchen classes, $24 more than the Latin Quarter class, which adds pains au chocolat in less time.
Meet at the Studio Pâtisserie kitchen in the 17th, or at the Parisian Passage Studio if your booking names it.
The chef explains the dough, why the butter must stay cold and what good butter changes, then you start folding.
Roll the laminated dough thin, cut tall triangles and roll them into crescents. On bi-colour days, the striped layer goes on first.
How proofing works, then egg wash and the oven. The first warm croissants are eaten at the bench.
Pack what you baked to carry home, with the recipe for your own kitchen.
★★★★★I loved this class! Maria our pastry chef was amazing! She explained everything in a way you can understand
★★★★★Vivien, the course leader, was great! Everything was perfectly prepared, and she explained everything very well
★★★★★My 83-year-old mother and I enjoyed the workshop. The chef did a very good job and it was fun.
★★★★★Chef is very informative and you get to take the recipe home as well as everything that you baked.
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You learn each step and work the dough yourself, but a classic croissant takes about two days, so the dough you bake was rested by the chef in advance. Every class of this length works that way. Our home baking guide has the full timeline.
From 15. The listing says the class is not suitable for children under 15, and under-17s must come with a paying adult. For younger children, see croissant classes with kids.
A croissant with a coloured layer of dough laminated over the usual layers, so it bakes with stripes. The class offers it on selected days as a separate option, with the extra ingredients included.
It is longer (3 hours against 2.5), capped at eight, and spends all its time on croissants, for $137 against $113. The Latin Quarter class adds pains au chocolat and a private option. Our guide to the best croissant class in Paris sets them side by side.
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Three hours on croissants alone with a pastry chef, eight people at most, and the recipe to take home. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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