Cheat's Chocolate Croissants

NZ Herald 18/4/2011

Helen Jackson

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These are cheat's chocolate croissants. Although I don't pretend they are anywhere near as good as what you buy in a French bakery, they are perfectly acceptable, especially if you make sure you use butter puff pastry and good chocolate.

Chocolate Croissants

3 sheets	Butter puff pastry
100 g	Dark chocolate
1	Egg
1 to serve	Icing sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 220 degC. Cut each sheet of pastry into three triangles the length of the pastry.
Taking one triangle, place the long side of the triangle nearest to you and the narrow point furthest away.
Scatter a few chocolate pieces 2cm in from the long edge of the pastry.
Roll pastry over chocolate towards the narrow point. Press edges to seal and fold into a crescent shape.
Place on a cold baking tray and brush with lightly whisked egg. Continue with remaining chocolate and pastry.
Bake for 15 minutes until golden. Dust with icing sugar to serve.