Croissant Smores Food

CROISSANT S'MORES

Steps:

• Preheat oven according to directions on the croisssant rolls.
• Spray a cookie sheet with non stick spray.
• Pop the croissant dough tube and roll out the dough.
• Pull apart the dough along the pre-cut ("dotted") lines.
• Take about a 1/2 tablespoon or a little more of the marshmallow creme (if you do a full tablespoon it will spill out of the ends of the crissant dough.) and place in the center each piece of dough.
• Use about 4 or 6 chocolate morsels and place on top of the creme. .
• Roll up the dough making sure to tuck in the end and side pieces.
• Bake according to the croissant roll directions.
• Allow to cool on a wire rack. If you use the large chunk morsels like my husband did some of the chocolate pieces may not melt -- that wasn't a problem for me as chocolate is chocolate and it was rather tasty. I would suggest using either smaller pieces or use a Hersey bar and only use one square per roll. I'm not sure how many it made as he had several tubes and I didn't write down how many each tube made so my guess is for just one tube.

CROISSANTS

Steps:

• Put the flour, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Measure 300ml cold water into a jug, add the yeast and stir. Make a well in the flour and pour in the liquid. Mix, then knead on your work surface for 10 mins. Shape into a ball, put in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and chill for at least 2 hrs.
• Put the butter between 2 sheets of baking parchment. Using a rolling pin, bash and roll it into a rectangle about 20 x 15cm. Leave wrapped in the baking parchment and chill.
• Transfer the chilled dough to a floured surface and roll into a 40 x 20cm rectangle. Place the unwrapped slab of butter in the centre of the dough, so that it covers the middle third.
• Fold one side of the dough up and halfway over the butter.
• Fold the other side of the dough up and over the butter in the same way, so that the two edges of the dough meet in the centre of the butter.
• Fold the dough in half so that the point where the ends of the dough meet becomes the seam. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 mins.
• Repeat the rolling, folding and chilling process (steps 3-6) twice more in exactly the same way - rolling the pastry while it's still folded - without adding more butter. Wrap and chill overnight.
• The next day, roll the dough out on a floured surface into a large rectangle, measuring about 60 x 30cm. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, trim the edges to neaten.
• Cut the dough in half lengthways so that you have 2 long strips, then cut each strip into 6 or 7 triangles with 2 equal sides.
• Take each triangle in turn and pull the two corners at the base to stretch and widen it.
• Starting at the base of each triangle, begin to gently roll into a croissant, being careful not to crush the dough.
• Continue rolling, making sure the tip of each triangle ends up tucked under the croissant to hold in place. If adding any fillings (see tips, below), place across the widest part of the triangle before rolling up.
• Bend the ends of the croissants inwards, then transfer to baking trays lined with baking parchment, spaced well apart. Cover with lightly oiled cling film and leave to rise for 2 hrs, or until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix the beaten egg with a pinch of salt and use to generously glaze the croissants. Bake for 15-18 mins until risen and golden brown, then cool on wire racks.

S'MORES CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375deg;. Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles. Place 1 teaspoon Nutella at the wide end of each triangle; sprinkle with graham crackers, chocolate chips and marshmallows. Roll up and place on ungreased baking sheets, point side down; curve to form crescents. Bake until golden brown, 9-11 minutes., In a microwave, warm remaining Nutella to reach a drizzling consistency; spoon over rolls. Serve warm.