This happened last week -
We tend to lose power with ice storms, so when one is on the way, I start to worry about what’s in the freezer that can be saved just in case disaster hits.
I start to thaw anything I think the kids will eat.
This time it was a package of puff pastry.
I used half the package to make mini pain au chocolats and the other half for cinnamon hearts.
I didn’t follow any plan, I just wrapped them up and baked. Had a followed a plan it probably would have said something to the effect of – don’t wrap too much dough underneath of the chocolate like this.
Because after 20 minutes of baking they will puff WAY too much and will look like this.
They will taste great, but just a little too puffy. Next time I think a small side seam on the dough with suffice.
For the cinnamon hearts I took a half sheet (rectangle) of puff pastry, brushed it with an egg wash and sprinkled it with cinnamon & sugar. Then I folded the pastry in on itself to make a long thing strip. I brushed the top with egg wash and sprinkled the sugar on top of that and folded it in on itself again. I cut it into 1/2″ strips, squished them into a little heart shape and set them on a cookie sheet to bake for about 12 minutes.
Tags: chocolate, cinnamon, desssert, ice, pain au chocolat, puff pastry, winter
