I really enjoy making yeast dough. Watching flour, water and yeast turn into a fluffy, satisfying bread or cake sparks my inner need to create. This Chocolate Buns recipe uses a simple yeast dough and a very chocolaty filling. Think of these as cinnamon buns but with chocolate minus the cream cheese frosting. If you don’t like your desserts overly sweet this recipe is for you. These are a crowd favorite. You can easily freeze these and warm them up to give them a “just from the oven” taste.
The ingredients
Mix the yeast with a little sugar and lukewarm water
Add the rest of the ingredients except the flours
Add flour and mix until all ingredients are incorporated
Knead until dough is smooth and elastic
Let dough rise until doubled in size
Roll out dough and spread with chocolate
Roll dough
Slice into 12 pieces and add to 9×13 pan
Let rise for 1 hour
Bake until golden brown
Ingredients
Method
- Add warm water, yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar to a bowl
- Mix and let sit for 10 minutes until yeast begins to bubble
- Add the rest of the ingredients besides the flour and mix well
- Add flour and mix until incorporated
- Turn dough onto the counter and knead for five minutes until dough is smooth
- Add to large bowl and cover with towel
- Let rise until doubled in size
- Once dough has doubled in size, punch down and divide into two
- Roll each piece into 12x12 square
- Smear with 1/2 of chocolate filling on each dough and roll
- Cut each roll into 12 slices
- add to 9x13 pan
- Let rise for 1 hour
- Brush with egg wash
- Bake at 350 for 25 minutes
- Serve warm
Ingredients
Method
- Melt margarine and chocolate in a bowl in the microwave
- Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl
- Mix well
- Let cool before spreading on dough
Agree, they are delicious. Send some over.
How much water should be mixed with the yeast? And what is the almond milk for?
Hi Fay – sorry I updated the recipe. I meant to write almond milk instead of water. You mix the almond milk with the yeast and there is no water in the recipe
Next time you come visit bring these!!!!!