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plate stacked with freshly baked pain au chocolat pastries sits on a kitchen counter. The pastries have golden-brown, flaky crusts with visible layers and a spiral of dark chocolate at one end. In the background, there's a subdued kitchen setting with white subway tiles and another plate with rolled pastries, possibly croissants, near a black toaster oven.

December 10, 2023

Simple Chocolate Croissant (Pain au Chocolat)

The Pain au Chocolat Chronicles: Hand-Delivered History and Heartfelt Hellos Hello, cherished readers, amateur historians, and fellow butter enthusiasts! Today’s post is more than a …

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