Petit Pain Au Chocolat

By Addie

This lovely Petit Pain au Chocolat recipe was a finalist in the Share The Very Best Recipe Contest, and was submitted by Constance Ipema of Orland Park, IL. For simple elegance in the morning or evening, croissant lovers will enjoy this puff pastry filled with milk chocolate morsels and baked until golden brown, then delicately drizzled with a sweet chocolate icing.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (17.25 oz.) frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 1 cup (6 oz.) Milk Chocolate Morsels, divided
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 oz.Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bar, broken into pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons hot water

Preparation

Step 1

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease 2 baking sheets.

UNFOLD 1 pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Roll out to make a 10-inch square. Cut into 4 squares. Place 2 tablespoons morsels in center of each square. Brush edges lightly with beaten egg and fold squares to form triangles. Press edges to seal. Place on prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Repeat with remaining pastry sheet. Brush top of each pastry with beaten egg.

BAKE for 15 to 17 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

MELT broken baking bar and butter in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 30 seconds; STIR. If pieces retain some of their original shape, microwave at additional 10 to 15-second intervals, stirring just until smooth. Stir in sugar. Add water, stirring until icing is smooth, adding additional water, if necessary. Drizzle icing over pastries.
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REVIEWS:

This is such a beautiful treat ..... just looking at something so beautiful is a dessert! And it's so very easy to make .... very, very impressive

This had a very intense chocolate flavor. I added chopped walnuts and chopped up the chips as well to get a more even melting the second time around. Also, the temperature in the recipe is a little low for my pastry sheets; the chips never really melted. Recommend you follow the baking temperature as directed on the box of pastry sheets. The frosting is great! Going to use this for other drizzles as well.

Made these for my daughter's book club at school and they were a hit! These easily are versatile - fun to experiment with!

I agree that these are wonderful. Last time I made them, didn't have chips so finely chopped Nestle's dark chocolate bar and added some finely chopped walnuts as well. Now everyone is coming up with different "includes" for the next time I bake them.

Yummy! I was looking for something different; I didn't want cookies cakes or pies. This was perfect and easy and super yummy!

These are delicious! Wonderful! Since discovering them on this site, I make them quite [actually too] often.