Chocolate Croissants
- 2 3/8 cups flour
- 1 1/3 cups butter frozen
- 5/8 cup cold water
- salt
- Nutella or jam, or whatever you prefer
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- To prepare the quick puff pastry dough:
- Place the flour in the food processor with the butter and a pinch of salt at high speed and add the water.
- Process until the mixture is of the consistency of crumbs and place it on the work surface, using your hands to bring the mixture together.
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, turning and rolling until it is uniform in consistency and soft.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator.
- To prepare the croissants:
- Preheat the oven to 190C.
- Roll out the dough onto a sheet of lightly floured wax paper into a thin rectangle or circle and cut it into 10 centimeter triangles with a sharp knife.
- Place the Nutella or jam (or any filling you prefer) on the triangle and roll it up starting at the base.
- Place each croissant on a wax paper lined baking sheet and brush with the beaten egg.
- Bake for approximately 15 to 18 minutes or until golden.
- Cool for 5 minutes on a wire rack and serve.
flour, butter, cold water, salt, nutella, egg
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Croissants-530972 (may not work)