Milk Chocolate And Almond Croissants Recipes

Steps:

• Combine milk, first amount of butter, sugar and salt in a small pot and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
• While mixture is cooling, dissolve the yeast in the water and add it to the milk.
• Place the liquid in a mixer and add the flour. Using the dough hook, mix
• until the dough is elastic and sticky. you can do it by hand and knead it gently.
• Place in a bowl, cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Place in refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.
• While recipe croissant dough is chilling, soften the remaining cold butter by pounding with a rolling pin between 2 pieces of wax paper or saran wrap.
• Roll the dough on a floured board to form a 1/4-inch thick rectangle.
• Spread the butter over 2/3 of the rectangle closest to you. Fold the unbuttered third over the center third. Then fold the bottom 1/3 over the doubled portion. Swing the dough around a quarter turn. Roll it again into a 1/4-inch thick oblong. Fold again in thirds.
• Cover the dough and place in the refrigerator overnight. When the dough is chilled, remove from the refrigerator and repeat the folding and turning twice more.
• Then roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness once more.
• Cut the dough into 3-inch squares then cut the squares on the bias to form two triangles.
• Put butter in a frypan and melt, add almonds and slowly roast over med-low heat until golden brown.
• Place a small amount of roasted almonds and chocolate pieces on each triangle.
• Roll each triangle beginning with the wide side, then shape the rolls into crescents.
• Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Leave enough room for each croissant to triple in size.
• Chill for 30 minutes in the refrigerator before baking.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F and continue to bake another 15 minutes.
• Remove recipe croissant from the oven. Cool and enjoy.
• tips:.
• Tip #1: Each time you cover recipe croissant dough, wrap securely to keep air out. Wrapping prevents an unwanted skin from forming.
• Tip #2:Cut the dough of recipe croissant with a very sharp knife or pizza cutter.
• Tip #3: Resist eating your croissants when they come from the oven. Croissants need time for the layers of dough to settle.
• preparation time does not include time spent chilling overnight.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Slice into each croissant lengthways, but don't go all the way through - they should open like books. Sprinkle or spread the bottom half of each with marzipan, followed by 1 tsp almonds and 1 tbsp chocolate.
• Close up, put on a baking sheet and sprinkle the remaining chocolate and almonds on top. Bake for 5 mins or until the chocolate has melted. Serve warm.