Slightly Rich Chocolate Danish Pastries
- 100 grams Bread (strong) flour
- 50 grams Cake flour
- 15 grams Sugar
- 2 grams Salt
- 15 grams Unsalted butter
- 1/2 Egg
- 1 combine with the egg to total 100 ml Milk
- 3 grams Dry yeast
- 75 grams Unsalted butter
- 18 stick Chocolate (bitter) for the danish
- 1 Beaten egg
- Put the butter for the butter fold-in sheet into a plastic bag.
- Roll it out into a 10 x 18 cm rectangle and chill in the fridge.
- Put all the pastry dough ingredients into the bread maker case except the dry yeast.
- Put the dry yeast in the yeast compartment, and start the "bread dough" course.
- After the first proofing, shape the dough into a ball.
- Cover with cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the chilled dough into a 20 x 20cm square.
- Place the butter from Step 1 in the middle.
- Fold both sides of the dough to meet in the center and tightly seal the seam.
- Tightly seal the top and bottom ends as well.
- Don't leave any air inside!
- If there is air inside, poke with a toothpick to remove.
- Rotate the dough 90C, and roll it out slowly into a 20 x 40cm rectangle with a rolling pin.
- Fold into thirds, wrap with cling film, and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Repeat Steps 6 and 7 two more times.
- (3 times in total.)
- Roll it out into a 23 x 45 cm rectangle.
- Trim the edges, and cut out 9 rectangles (7.5 x 14 cm).
- Place 1 stick of chocolate on the dough.
- Fold it over once, and place another stick of chocolate on the dough.
- Fold it over, tuck in the end, and then press down gently.
- Arrange on a baking tray, spray with water and gently cover with cling film for the second proofing.
- Leave them in a warm place for 40~60 minutes.
- When they have doubled in size, brush beaten egg on top, and bake in a preheated oven at 200C for 15 minutes.
- Please try "Crispy Croissants" using the same pastry dough.
bread, flour, sugar, salt, butter, egg, combine, yeast, butter, chocolate, egg
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/154460-slightly-rich-chocolate-danish-pastries (may not work)