Black Cinnamon Rolls
Surprise your family with these black cinnamon chocolate rolls. An easy way to get into the Halloween spirit with dark cocoa. #cinnamon #chocolate
Servings: 2 8x8 pans
Equipment
Ingredients
Dough
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cups warm milk
- 3/4 cups warm water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 scrambled egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate cocoa
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- olive oil
Cinnamon Sugar Spread
- 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 cup melted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons dark cocoa powder
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the milk and water, sugar, yeast, salt & egg.
- Use a dough hook for the entire mixing or start with a paddle (can hand mix too).
- Once mixed, slowly add half the flour, and then add cocoa powder and butter.
- Add the remaining amount of flour and mix until it starts to pull from the bowl.
- In a separate bowl add about 2 teaspoons olive oil and place dough into bowl.
- If the dough seems dry and not sticky, add a Tablespoon of water. The cocoa can make the dough a little dry.
- Cover with plastic wrap and towel and allow to rise until it doubles in size, punch down and cover again.
- Allow to rise again and then cut in half, cutting into 2 pieces to make rolls.
- Roll out on floured surface.
- Mix cinnamon spread together and spread out onto dough. Roll into a large roll.
- Cut in half and then each piece into half a few times until in several pieces.
- Place rolls into greased pan.
- Preheat oven to 375F..
- Allow to rise and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.
- Allow the rolls to cool slightly (about 5-10 minutes).
- Flip the 8x8 pan onto aluminum foil. and allow cinnamon sugar mix to go back into the cinnamon rolls.Repeat for remaining dough