Vanilla Pain au Chocolat
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
Making pain au chocolat at home is so much simpler than you'd think, and honestly, it's one of my favorite weekend treats. With just 45 minutes from start to finish, you can have these buttery, chocolate filled pastries on the table without any complicated lamination. The vanilla adds such a lovely warmth that complements the dark chocolate perfectly, and speaking of chocolate, it's packed with antioxidants that make this indulgence feel a little less guilty. The best part? This recipe won't break the bank, and most of us already have these ingredients sitting in our kitchen.
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Ingredients
- 250butter
- 300 gflour
- 100 gsugar
- 2eggs
- 150 mlmilk
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 200 gdark chocolate chips
- 1 tspsalt
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl.
- 3
Add cold butter to the dry ingredients and use a pastry blender or fingers to work it into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- 4
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and milk until well combined.
- 5
Add the vanilla extract to the egg mixture and whisk until smooth.
- 6
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until the dough comes together in a shaggy mass.
- 7
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll it out to a thickness of about 3mm.
- 8
Cut the dough into rectangles that are about 5cm wide and 8cm long. Place a few dark chocolate chips in the center of each rectangle.
- 9
Fold the dough over the chocolate and press the edges together to seal. Use a fork to crimp the edges.
- 10
Place the pain au chocolat on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
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