Recipes · French · Bakery
Pain au Chocolat
One serving has 522 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (48%), selenium (43%), manganese (37%), riboflavin (35%), copper (33%) and niacin (31%). Ready in 287 minutes.
- Preparation: 270 min
- Cooking: 17 min
- Makes: 1 serving (139 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 50 g Flour, bread (strong)
- 28 g Butter, unsalted
- 22 g Milk, whole
- 8 g Water
- 4 g Sugar
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 0.7 g Salt
- 7 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 18 g Chocolate, semisweet
Method
- Make and laminate the dough exactly as for croissants: mix, chill, enclose the butter, and give it a series of folds with resting in between.
- Roll the laminated dough into a rectangle and cut into strips.
- Place a line of chocolate near one edge of each strip, roll up partway, add a second line of chocolate, and finish rolling into a neat log.
- Proof at warm room temperature for about 2 hours until puffy.
- Brush with the beaten egg and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 15-18 minutes until deep golden and flaky.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 522 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 52.8 g | |
| Water | 44.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 9.1 g | 19% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.26 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.34 g | |
| Leucine | 0.61 g | |
| Lysine | 0.29 g | |
| Methionine | 0.16 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.41 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.19 g | |
| Fat | 30.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 18.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 89.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 53.8 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.3 mg | 33% |
| Iron | 3.8 mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 43 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.66 mg | 37% |
| Phosphorus | 131 mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 206 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 23.7 µg | 43% |
| Sodium | 300 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg | 13% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.53 mg | 48% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.3 mg | 31% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.63 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 120 µg | 30% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.25 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 34.5 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 213 µg | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 17 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 3.7 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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