Chocolate Almond Croissants

I found a few Croissant recipes and decided to go with this dough because it was fast and easy. The filling was changed to make it yummier and chocolaty. The result was O.K. The finished dough was a lot like the pre-made stuff you get in the grocery store... These are pretty pedestrian pastries.... I think I wouldn't make this again.... unless I had to make something really quick. However, you could put something savory in them, and I'm sure kids would love these.

Recipe

Dough

1/4 oz Yeast
1/4C Water 105 deg.
4C Flour
1/4C Sugar
1tsp Salt
1C Butter cold
1/4C Milk 110 deg.
3 Egg Yolks

Filling

1/2C Almond Paste
1 Egg White
1/4C Confectioners Sugar
2tsp Cocoa Powder


*dissolve yeast in warm water
*combine flour, sugar, and salt. cut in butter
*add milk and egg yolks to yeast mixture
*mix drys with egg/yeast mixture
*cover and refrigerate over night

*Beat filling ingredients until smooth
*divide dough in half and roll out into 2 rounds
*cut each round into 8 wedges
*put some filling in each and roll it up!
*let them rise for one hour

*brush with egg whites and sprinkle with almonds
*bake at 350 for 15-20 min