Chocolate Branches
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.
Tools
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Yield:
1.0 servings
Added:
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 5:28pm
