Pain au chocolat
epicurean
• February 18, 2022
As I write this, I have already eaten two pains au chocolat (chocolate croissants). Since I am new to having a fresh-out-of-the-oven croissant, it only seemed reasonable to try it twice.
This was my second try at croissants. Two weeks ago, I pulled the croissants from the oven and was greeted with a puddle of butter. (Fortunately, the loss of butter made for delicious biscuits.)
My luck turned today after giving them ample proving time.
![A tray of 6 chocolate croissants. They are rectangular with a crispy brown sheen.](https://yo.katydecorah.com/2022-02-18-pain-au-chocolat-1@1000.jpg)
![The inside of a chocolate crossaint that has been cut in half. You can see layers of flakey, buttery dough, and a chocolate center.](https://yo.katydecorah.com/2022-02-18-pain-au-chocolat-2@1000.jpg)
![A close up of the 6 chocolate croissants.](https://yo.katydecorah.com/2022-02-18-pain-au-chocolat-3@1000.jpg)