Description
Delicious flaky pastries filled with rich chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk, warm
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 egg, for egg wash
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine warm milk and yeast. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, and salt.
- Add cold butter to the flour mixture and mix until crumbly.
- Pour in the yeast mixture and knead until smooth.
- Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Roll out the dough into a rectangle and fold it into thirds.
- Chill again for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough and cut into triangles.
- Place chocolate chips on the wider end of each triangle and roll them up.
- Place croissants on a baking sheet and brush with egg wash.
- Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
- Ensure butter is cold for flaky layers.
- Experiment with different types of chocolate.
- Store leftover croissants in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Pastry
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 croissant
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Chocolate Croissants, Pastry, Baking