Beginner Friendly Flaky Pain au Chocolat

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INGREDIENTS
225 grams or 16Tbsp high-fat butter, softened (for lamination)
165 grams or ⅔c warm water
165 grams or ⅔c scalded milk, cooled to 90°F (32°C)
8 grams or 2t instant yeast
50 grams or 1/4c sugar
10 grams or 1 ¾t salt
515g or 4c all purpose flour
Additional 40 grams or 3Tbsp softened unsalted butter
1 4-ounce bar (115 grams) 70% cacao baking chocolate
1 egg
Splash of milk

🎧MUSIC:

This month, I tried:

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[BrianLagerstrom]

Anyone else have folders on their phone of pov pastry shots? Just me?

[MangoTheRetriever]

Bri, you are the sole reason I am getting out of shape. I will definitely try this!

[janesmith]

Thanks for creating a beginner friendly version! I’ve never felt confident enough to try any of the recipes I’ve seen, but I think I could do this one!! Thanks for the tips and tricks and most of all for the encouragement ❤

[adamplace]

As a slowly learning baker I always looked at croissants as the ultimate challenge: yeasted, enriched, AND laminated all in one. This really did make them look doable, and if the end result is *pain au chocolat* then sign me up for a Peugeot and a beret, cause I'm in.

[olliedude]

For anyone wondering, I froze some croissants. From frozen solid to proofed they sat on my counter for 5 hours. My apartment was about 75°. No expert. Just my experience if you’re wondering and trying to plan that process out.

[ArielK]

One of the best things about you. Is that you let the food you let the food speak for themselves. Instead of being all flashy like some of these other YouTubers with their camera tricks and all that.

[ChuckWestfield]

This is my favorite pastry. Thank you so freaking much for this.

[BrianLagerstrom]

Anyone else have an entire folder on their phones for pov shots of chocolate croissants? Just me? 

[sandraglaze]

Wow this is the most home cook friendly recipe for pain au chocolat I’ve ever come across. Thank you, can’t wait to try it!

[itskitty]

I honestly love pain au chocolat! It's my favorite pastry to eat.

[ohiko]

Brian's moves get smoother and smoother with each video
It's a wonderful recipe, love it!

[RandyPandy]

Love the recipe! Took a croissant making class in Paris recently and really like where you simplified to be more approachable and faster.

[itspodin]

Editing the dance at the end to sync with the music was a nice touch! Great recipe and video as always!

[halffull]

legit have made this recipe 10 times its amazing I love the vids omg

[loctrice]

My wife just made these - we couldn't find the right chocolate so it was a bit more bitter than you'd expect but still really good. She said the butter made a big difference in the croissant, and I agree. We'll be using that for normal croissants now as well.

[SufficientForTheDay]

That little dance at the end made me smile. My 9 year old is so excited to try making these with me!

[TheOneCleanHippy]

Congrats on hitting a million, dude. You deserve it.

[Guitguy]

That mixed dough being chucked into the bowl was very satisfying

[EDMemm]

I really appreciated you saying the mixer speed! I made your glazed donuts last week and almost burned out my motor since I guessed "high speed" was like a 6-7. 8 minutes of that was a lot for my 6 qt. KitchenAid. Good to know for the future!

[benjithhunted]

Very accessible, I geeked out on croissant how to and made some over the winter and your video really demos a realistic beginner process.