For most of us we’re not going to be spending the hours it takes to make puff pastry dough from scratch. With all those buttery layers it’s certainly a lovely invention, but thankfully pre-made pastry dough is easily bought from the grocery store. If you’ve got this on hand you can make these chocolate twist puffs in no time at all.

To start with you’ll want your dough thawed, but still cold. This way it doesn’t get warped or torn when you handle it. On the other hand if the pastry sheets are still frozen they’ll simply break along any folds or stress points. Cold (but not too cold) is the perfect temperature.

Sprinkle some all-purpose flour on your work surface and lay out your first sheet of dough. You want to cut it in half and spread some Nutella on each half. Be careful not to get it on the edges.

After that roll each piece into a log, then cut the log in half the long direction then twist each roll half together. The result creates a pattern of light and dark colors that looks like you spent a long time on it.

Brush with some beaten egg and sprinkle with some turbinado or large crustal sugar and then all that’s left is to bake them for about 10 minutes.

Enjoy these delicate, charming pastries with coffee or tea for a truly special breakfast treat that no one will know didn’t take you all morning to make.