Pain aux Chocolat

Mmm, croissants filled with chocolate. Two of the best foods ever, right there together, being best mates. Does it work? Hell yes. They're great for breakfast, warm from the oven with a cup of tea (or coffee, if that's your thing. Personally I don't really like coffee but I imagine they would go well together). They only take a few minutes in the oven as well to go all crispy and for the chocolate inside to melt a bit, making it taste even better. In fact, these aren't even worth eating cold, they tend to be a bit chewy and bland when not warmed through. As the other review says, the ones we get in England are probably a bit sub-standard in comparison to the ...  Read the complete review

Hands up who likes chocolate. We visited France this year and I consume several of these. The better ones coming from bakers in villages not the major supermarkets. Theses have not been available in England till recent years and I miss the thrill of visiting forieng countries and finding foods I am not familiar with at home, I think these taste better in France than in England any way. So let me describe a pain aux chocolate also called a chocolatine we found in the South west of France. The translation of the French name literally is chocolate bread. Pain aux chocolate is made with Brioche dough which is buttery bread dough. This ...  Read the complete review