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Pain au chocolat (chocolate croissants)

Pain au chocolat

theflavorbender.com · 2025 · 6 croissants

Against 114 croissant recipes

Close to the middle of 114 croissant recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 114 croissant recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 60%.
  • No egg in the dough, like 50% of recipes.
Butter: 66%, 71st percentileMilk or water: 58%, 54th percentileSugar: 10%, 46th percentileSalt: 2%, 53rd percentileYeast: 2%, 65th percentileEgg in the dough: 0%, 25th percentileButterMilk orwaterSugarSaltYeastEgg inthe dough
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 85 g milk ( ⅓ cup, lukewarm )85 g
  • 60 g water ( ¼ cup, lukewarm)60 g
  • 5 g active dry yeast (about 1½ tsp)5 g
  • 5 g honey (1 tsp. (OR malt syrup, OR use sugar if you have neither))5 g
  • 25 g butter (1 ½ tbsp, melted and cooled, or softened)25 g
  • 20 g white sugar (generous 1 ½ tbsp)20 g
  • 250 g AP flour (2 cups, spooned and leveled)250 g
  • 5 g salt (about 1 tsp)5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 140 g butter (10 tbsp)140 g
  • 12 chocolate batonsn/a
  • 1 egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 2 tbsp milk and / or cream≈ 30 g

flour 250 gbatter 455 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 114 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter66% · 71st percentile
  • Milk or water58% · 54th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 46th percentile
  • Salt2% · 53rd percentile
  • Yeast2% · 65th percentile
  • Egg in the dough0% · 25th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 375°F
Time
180 minutes
median 20 minutes

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