Thursday, December 20, 2007

Pain au Chocolat...

My absolute favorite. For me the size, shape, lightness, and the chocolate have to be right. Dalloyau, Maison Kayser, and Fauchon make good pain au chocolat. The one in front has a pistachio-chocolate filling.

Maison Kayser Recipe

France bread flour 500 g., levain 50 g., instant yeast 8 g., salt 10 g., sugar 63.5 g., egg 27.5 g., water 230 g., butter 22.5 g., butter for folding 456 g. at 50% butterfat, pate au chocolat sticks 30 pc.

Prepare dough as for croissant. 24' C. finished dough temp., 40 min. proof time at 28' C at 85% humidity, pin 45cm x 100cm, cut 8cm x 15 cm, place chocolate stick on one end and roll , place on sheet pan, proof 1 hour at 28' C. at 85% humidity, egg wash, bake 20 min at 170' C.


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