Chocolate Croissants - Food Wishes - Pain au Chocolat

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat.

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with stevia

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate

Stevia version reduces sugar content.

Thaw half batch of croissant dough until still cold.

Lightly flour the surface and roll out the dough into a rectangle about an eighth of an inch thick.

Cut the dough into six relatively even pieces using a knife or pizza cutter.

Take one piece of dough and stretch one end slightly to create tapered ends.

Place a couple tablespoons of chopped chocolate or chocolate chips about an inch from the edge and another inch or two away from the first.

Roll the dough up not too tightly, ensuring the seam is on the bottom.

Repeat the rolling process for the remaining pieces of dough.

Transfer the rolled croissants onto a Silpat lined baking sheet.

Brush the croissants with an egg wash made from a beaten egg mixed with a tablespoon of water.

Let the croissants sit in a warm spot for about an hour to an hour and a half until they puff up noticeably.

Apply a second egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sea salt if desired before baking.

Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until beautifully browned.

Transfer the baked croissants onto a cooling rack and let cool for about an hour before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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