Cinnamon and Chocolate Buns

8 servings

150 minutes

Cinnamon and chocolate rolls are the true embodiment of coziness and warmth. This recipe has roots in European baking traditions, where cinnamon is a symbol of heartfelt warmth and chocolate represents exquisite pleasure. The airy dough soaked in butter offers incredible tenderness, while the combination of cinnamon and chocolate creates a harmony of flavors – the spicy warmth of cinnamon complements the rich sweetness of melted chocolate. These rolls are perfect for a cozy tea time with family or as a morning treat with coffee. Their aroma filling the kitchen while baking evokes pleasant anticipation, and the roll itself, with its golden crust and melting chocolate center, becomes a little gastronomic celebration.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 819.2
• Proteins: 13.1g
• Fats: 34.4g
• Carbohydrates: 118g

Ingredients

• Chicken egg: 2 pc
• Milk: 200 ml
• Butter: 200 g
• Sugar: 7 tsp
• Cane sugar: 200 g
• Cinnamon: 50 g
• Chocolate: 200 g
• Wheat flour: 700 g
• Egg yolk: 2 pc

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the leaven. Crumble the yeast in a bowl, add 100 grams of warm (30–38 degrees) milk and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for 15 minutes. Bubbles should appear in the leaven, and its volume should increase.

   Required ingredients:

   • Milk: 200 ml
   • Sugar: 7 teaspoons

2. In a separate bowl (blender), start whisking the eggs; after white foam appears, add softened butter (100 grams) and 5 teaspoons of sugar without turning off the mixer (blender), reducing the speed, pour in the starter and the remaining milk (also warm like for the starter, 100 grams).

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces
   • Butter: 200 g
   • Sugar: 7 teaspoons
   • Milk: 200 ml

3. Sift 300 grams of flour, add salt (half the portion). Place the flour mixture in the blender bowl and mix both mixtures continuously at medium speed. Add the remaining flour with salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 700 g
   • Wheat flour: 700 g
   • Sugar: 7 teaspoons

4. The dough should be airy and not stick to the hands. If too much flour is added, it will be tough and dense.

5. Take a deep warm bowl (not metal), sprinkle with flour, place the dough, cover with film and put in a warm place for an hour. Then knead and cover again with film for about 30 minutes, knead and repeat one more time.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 700 g

6. Sprinkle flour on a warm surface (table/silicone mat), roll out half of the dough into a rectangle about 3 mm thick, and brush with butter (from the remaining 100 grams) using a special silicone brush or spatula. The layer should not be too thick.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 700 g
   • Butter: 200 g

7. Sprinkle the filling, a mixture of sugar and cinnamon, generously and evenly over the dough. Top with chocolate crumbs. Roll tightly into a log, pressing the edges. Cut the log crosswise into pieces about finger thickness.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cane sugar: 200 g
   • Cinnamon: 50 g
   • Chocolate: 200 g

8. Grease the baking tray with vegetable oil or use parchment paper.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 200 g

9. Place the spirals on a baking sheet, let them rise for another 5 minutes, and brush the top with a mixture of two egg yolks.

   Required ingredients:

   • Egg yolk: 2 pieces

10. Bake in the oven at 210 degrees until golden brown.