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From Dunkin' to Starbucks, we tasted the flaky French-style pastry at popular café chains to find the very best.
The croissant is as synonymous with France as the Eiffel Tower and berets—but tastier! A perfectly made croissant takes a true culinary artist to execute. But what about us Americans who want to be transported to the City of Light on our morning commutes or at our home office desks?offer croissants on their menus, so I set out to try them all to determine if any were worth the calories .
The ideal croissant is a study in fine layers of pastry dough. The best ones are handmade, so right off the bat we can assume that mass-produced ones won't measure up. But any decent croissant should meet some basic requirements. IIt should be golden brown with a slight shine and, of course, crescent-shaped! When done right, this pastry has a mild, buttery sweet taste with a hint of yeast.
At each place, I tried the regular butter croissant, with nothing on it, not warmed up or toasted, as one spot offered. Originally I had intended to include Panera Bread, a popular destination for all kinds of baked goods, but a staffer at the nearest location informed me the chain no longer serves plain croissants, only chocolate.
Read on to see all the croissants I tried, ranked from my least favorite to the overall best. If you can't catch a redeye to Paris, one of these chains just might satisfy your craving.A chain known for watery iced coffee and Munchkins didn't give me high hopes for finding a decent croissant, but I gave it a go. The Dunkin' croissant one was the cheapest one in this survey at $2.39.
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