Chocolate Branches
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 5:28pm

Ingredients




1 pkt Frozen puff pastry, thawed
6 ounces Semisweet chocolate chips, very finely chopped
4 tablespoons Hazelnuts, finely chopped (or nuts of your choice)

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400. 2 On a well floured surface, place one sheet of pastry dough and roll into a 12" x 12" square. Spread half of the chocolate and nuts evenly over half of the dough. Fold over dough and roll our into a 7" x 14" rectangle. Cut pastry into 1/2" strips. Holding one end of each strip, twist the dough 4 or 5 times. Place dough strips on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until pastry is puffed and brown. Repeat with second sheet of dough. 3 Let cool and dust with cocoa powder or confectioners sugar. 4 Makes 24branches.