פן או שוקולד פשוט

This is a really simple pan au chocolat or chocolate croissant recipe. It makes 10 pain au chocolat and they are really delicious. A simple recipe and well worth a try.

Here is a list of the ingredients and the full method.

390g / 13.7oz Strong Bread Flour 0.43

250ml Water 0.00

1 pack Yeast 0.08

50g / 1.7oz Sugar 0.06

150g / 5.2oz Butter 1.17

90g / 3.1oz Dark Chocolate 3.00

Total Cost 4.74

10 Pain au chocolat 0.47 Each.

Warm the water a little. Add the sugar and yeast to the water and let it bloom for 5 - 10 mins.

In a bowl add the flour and yeast mix and bring together into a dough. Knead the dough for a few minutes. Cover and put it in a warm place for an hour.

Knock the air out of the dough and divide into 12 equal sized pieces.

Roll each piece of dough out into a 7 inch circle.

Spread the melted butter over the first sheet of dough and place another sheet on top of it and repeat with all of the dough sheets.

Put the dough in the refrigerator for 15 mins.

Then roll out again into a rectangle

Cut the dough into 12 equal rectangles.

Put a row of chocolate about 2cm from the end and another a further 2cm down. Roll it dough and chocolate up.

Allow to prove for an hour, then egg wash and bake in the oven at 200c / 400f / gas mark 6 for 5 mins then turn the temp down to 175c / 350f /gas mark 4 and continue baking for a further 8 - 10 mins until golden brown.