A new chocolate braid recipe!
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This is one of those winning recipes, where it is hard to go wrong with the measurements or the cooking methods!
Not to mention, the simplicity of the ingredients --- just a roll of puff pastry, a block of milk chocolate, one egg, and chopped hazelnuts if you wish.
The preparation is quite easy, but a trick will make the appearance of this puff pastry dessert very particular as if it were the result of a very laborious preparation when actually it only requires a few minutes.
Here is the recipe explained step by step!
1. Place the block of chocolate along the edge of one of the sides of the puff pastry.
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2. With a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, make oblique cuts to the sides of the block, as shown in the picture.
3. Make all the cuts for the entire length of the block, at a distance of a few centimeters from each other, creating strips of dough.
4. Take two strips corresponding to the sides of the chocolate and overlap them as if making a braid.
5. Do the same with all the strips and seal the edges by pressing with the blade of a knife.
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6. Brush the surface with beaten egg.
7. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts, or even sugar if you prefer.
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8. Bake at 200 ° C for 20-25 minutes. From the moment your kitchen starts to be invaded by the perfume of chocolate, you will feel like you cannot wait to taste this delicious dessert.
You have prepared a dessert of which you can be proud . . . In only a few minutes and with remarkable ease!
Here is the video of this tasty recipe, made specifically for chocolate lovers!
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