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Pain au Chocolat (with dried fruit and nuts)


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  • Author: Living the Gourmet
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 box of Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets - (17.3 oz. box) - thawed
  • 1 cup dried cherries - chopped
  • 1 cup crushed graham crackers
  • 1 cup walnuts - chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried apricots - chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped chocolate
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • Powered Sugar for dusting

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven 350 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium sized bowl combine the chopped cherries, crushed graham crackers, chopped walnuts, chopped dried apricots and the ground cinnamon and toss.
  3. Set the chopped chocolate in its own small bowl.
  4. Combine the butter and the honey in a small saucepan and melt on a gentle heat.
  5. On a well-floured surface roll out each sheet of pastry dough into about a 10-inch square.
  6. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough right down the middle horizontally and brush the doughs with the melted honey butter.
  7. Place 2 teaspoons of chocolate at the edge of each strip of dough. Sprinkle the dried fruit and nut mixture over the rest of the dough.
  8. Starting on the side of the chocolate, gently roll the dough to enclose. Place the pastries on the prepared baking sheet and brush each with the honey butter.
  9. Bake for 15 -18 minutes or until the pastries are puffed and golden.
  10. Remove and transfer to a cooling rack. Once cooled, gently dust each with powdered sugar before serving.
  • Prep Time: 12 minutes
  • Cook Time: 18 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: French
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