This is a great way to jazz up average pastries or to use 1-2 day-old croissants and pains au chocolat. Pains au chocolat are small chocolate croissants in a roll or rectangular shape. Amandes translates as ‘almonds’ in English.
Looking to make your own croissants and pain au chocolat?
Ingredients
Method
1.Have butter at room temperature.
2.Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Line two oven trays with baking paper.
3.To make almond mixture: Beat butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in egg. Stir in ground almonds and rum.
4.Using a serrated knife, split pastries horizontally without cutting all the way through.
5.Reserve 1½ tablespoons of the almond mixture; spread remaining mixture inside pastries. Place pastries on tray. Spread reserved mixture on top of pastries; sprinkle with flaked almonds.
6.Bake about 20 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
Pains au chocolat are small chocolate croissants in a roll or rectangular shape. Amandes translates as ‘almonds’ in English.
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