January 30: National Croissant Day

National Croissant Day. YUMMM! I decided to challenge myself and make my own croissants. Even better, I decided to make them chocolate filled croissants! They turned out delicious. My dad not so subtly hinted that I could make these for the Superbowl coming up. I would say that qualifies them as a success!

I bought puff pastry sheets at a grocery store. I thawed them for about 40 minutes, or until they were no longer frozen. I rolled them into approximately a 16" by 16" inch square on a lightly floured surface. I cut the dough in half, and then into fourths so I had 8 rectangles. Those rectangles I cut in half so I had 16 triangles.

 

These are the 8 rectangles which will be cut into 16 triangles.

Next, I placed about 2 teaspoons of chocolate chips (or butterscotch chips as seen on the far left) and gently rolled up the croissants turning them into a crescent shape. My chocolate chips kept EXPLODING out so I gently pinched the sides closed. I imagine small peanut butter cups inside would be tasty as well. Even Nutella. Maybe crush up some candy canes and add chocolate chips during Christmas?

Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.

The recipe I briefly looked at said to eat two per person. I probably ate about 5. I mean, I needed to make sure they tasted okay, right?

Christopher Henry gave them two antlers up!

My parents and I loved them. I even gave some to some family friends. SHOUT OUT to Lynda and family if they read this :D