Homemade Chocolate Croissants (Pain Au Chocolat)
Indulge your senses with these delightful Homemade Chocolate Croissants (Pain Au Chocolat). Imagine buttery, flaky layers enveloping rich, gooey chocolate, recreating the essence of a quaint French bakery right in your own kitchen. While the preparation may seem elaborate, this step-by-step guide simplifies the process, ensuring that anyone can master this indulgent treat. Perfect for brunch, special occasions, or as a sweet surprise for loved ones, these pastries will elevate your baking skills and impress your guests. Enjoy the satisfaction of crafting these delectable croissants from scratch and experience pure bliss with every bite.
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: Makes approximately 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
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- 4 cups flour
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 packet instant dry yeast
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups cold unsalted butter, cut into thick slices
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 bars sweetened chocolate
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, water, milk, sugar, salt, yeast, and softened butter until clumpy. Knead gently into a ball and refrigerate for one hour.
- Prepare the cold butter layer by beating slices between parchment paper into a square; refrigerate.
- Roll out dough into a square and enclose the chilled butter; roll to seal seams.
- Refrigerate and perform turns by rolling out and folding the dough multiple times over several hours.
- After resting overnight, shape the croissants by cutting dough into rectangles filled with chocolate; roll tightly.
- Let rise in a warm area before baking at 400°F for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg