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Chocolate Cinnamon Buns Recipe from cleveland cooking

Chocolate Cinnamon Buns Recipe

This chocolate cinnamon buns recipe is definitely a unique twist on a traditional recipe. I added our salted caramel recipe to them!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Proofing time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate cinnamon buns, cinnamon buns, salted caramel
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 352kcal

Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 6 T butter softened to room temperature
  • ¼ cup of granulated sugar
  • ½ cup of packed brown sugar
  • 2 T cocoa powder
  • 1 t of cinnamon
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
  • Dough
  • cup of warm water
  • 2 teaspoons of instant yeast
  • 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • 3 ½ cups of unbleached flour use spoon and sweep method
  • 2 tablespoons of cream or milk
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons of room temperature butter

Instructions

Place ⅔ cup of water, sugar, and yeast in a mixing bowl. Mix and let set until yeast starts to bloom.

  • Place the rest of the dough ingredients into the mixing bowl with the yeast mixture and knead until a soft dough is achieved.
  • Place dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic film
  • Let rise in a warm humid environment for 90 minutes.
  • The dough should double in size.
  • Place all ingredients except for chocolate chips into a bowl and mix.
  • After the dough has risen, place dough on a lightly greased work surface. Roll the dough out to roughly 15 x 20 inches.
  • Spread filling on rolled out dough. Refer to the picture for guidance. Then sprinkle on chocolate chips.
    chocolate cinnamon buns recipe cleveland cooking. filling of cinnamon buns spread over dough
  • Starting with the long edge closest to you, roll the dough into a large log.

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 297IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
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