Milk Chocolate Pain au Chocolat
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Making these milk chocolate pain au chocolat has become my favorite weekend treat, and honestly, they're so much easier than you'd think. With just forty minutes from oven to table, you can have bakery quality pastries at home without spending a fortune or fussing over complicated techniques. The butter in this recipe isn't just delicious, it's packed with fat soluble vitamins that help your body absorb essential nutrients. What I love most is how straightforward the ingredients are, nothing fancy or hard to find, yet the result tastes absolutely indulgent. Once you nail this recipe, you'll never go back to store bought.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 500 gall-purpose flour(for dough)
- 200 gbutter(at room temperature)
- 100 ggranulated sugar
- 400 gmilk chocolate(finely chopped)
- 2 nulllarge eggs
- 10 gsalt
- 150 mlunsalted milk(for egg wash)
- 50 gconfectioners' sugar(for dusting)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
Tip: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
Tip: Use a pastry blender or your fingers to work in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- 3
Add milk chocolate and mix until a shaggy dough forms.
Tip: Don't overmix.
- 4
Beat in eggs until the dough comes together.
Tip: Use a stand mixer or a wooden spoon.
- 5
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 3mm.
Tip: Cut into rectangles about 15cm x 20cm.
- 6
Brush the tops with the egg wash and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Tip: This will help the chocolate melt during baking.
- 7
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Tip: Rotate the baking sheet halfway through baking.
- 8
Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Tip: Serve warm or at room temperature.
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