Nigella's Chocolate Croissants ...
But as I'm on a diet to lose a few pounds it won't be anytime soon (boo hoo) but a handy recipe to have close for when guests are upon you!
INGREDIENTS
1 x 375g packet ready-rolled butter puff pastry
1 x 100g dark chocolate bar (minimum 70% cocoa solids) or best-quality milk chocolate bar for children
1 egg, beaten
Serving Size : Makes 12
METHOD
1.Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas mark 7. Unfurl the sheet of pastry and then cut it into six squares.
2.Cut each square diagonally to give 2 triangles (they will appear quite small). Put the triangle with the wider part facing you, and the point away from you.
3.Break off small pieces of chocolate (approx. 1cm) to place on the pastry triangles, about 2cm up from the wide end nearest you.
4.Then carefully roll from that chocolate-loaded end towards the point of the triangle.
5.You should now have something resembling a straight croissant. Seal it slightly with your fingertips and curl it around into a crescent.
6.Place the 12 chocolate croissants on a lined but not buttered baking tray and paint with the beaten egg. Bake for 15 minutes until they are golden and puffy and exuberantly, if miniaturely, croissant-like.
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Mmmmmm they seem completely delicious and I know I would eat a good few in one sitting, so better to leave it for a time when one is expecting guests, methinks ...
Those do sound wonderful, and very French. The classic after-school snack is a piece of baguette with a chunk or two of dark chocolate shoved into it. In fact, not too many children eat that now, as you can buy ready-made 'pain au lait avec pepites de chocolat' and such like. 'Progress' is everywhere.
ReplyDeleteOur supermarket (2 mins walk(bakes fresh croissants, pain aux raisins, pain au chocolat etc - very tempting on a lazy Saturday morning!
Thanks for the recipe.
yum!! i could eat these as i can't eat pain au chocolat as they have eggs in them. But i could probably leave the egg out of this!! i'll have to try x
ReplyDeleteOh yum! I've been re-watching Nigella Express and loving it all over again.
ReplyDeleteVictoria xx
Am with you on that one, saw these on Nigella Express last week, addicted to her quick cooking recipes, Mmmm. x
ReplyDeleteI've made these lots...they are soooo good! I make miniature verisons though, as with the chocolate they are so rich. Nigella's got a great recipe here--it's so easy and so delicious. We love these on the weekends. :o) Happy Day, Alison ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteOhh,they look gorgeous,one wouldn't be enough for me!
ReplyDeleteRachel x
oh i do hate how Nigella makes me want to eat.... lol
ReplyDeletedoesn't take much encouraging to be fair!
YUM YUM YUM
Rose XXX