Chocolate Almond Cinnamon Rolls
Chocolate Almond Cinnamon Rolls are stuffed with almond paste and cocoa. They are my take on the famous Cinnabons, only without the cinnamon.
Calories per serving: 510kcal
Ingredients
~~ Dough ~~
- 1 cup (244 g) Milk, lukewarm
- 2 (2) eggs, large, at room temperature
- 5 tablespoons (5 tablespoons) unsalted butter, unsalted softened
- 4 ½ cups (562.5 g) *Flour
- 1 ¾ teaspoons (1.75 teaspoons) Salt
- ½ cup (100 g) Sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoons (2.5 teaspoons) Yeast
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) vanilla
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) almond extract
~~ Filling ~~
- ⅓ cup (75.67 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (1) egg
- 4 ounce (113.4 g) Almond paste
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) cocoa
~~ Icing ~~
- 3 ounce (85.05 g) Cream cheese, softened
- 4 tablespoons (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) Powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Rum Extract
Instructions
- Mise en place
- Mix together and knead all of the dough ingredients in a stand mixer. Let the mixer knead the dough for about 2 minutes.
- The dough should be soft and smooth.
- Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turn to grease all sides, cover the bowl, and let the dough rise until it's nearly doubled in bulk, 1 to 2 hours depending on the warmth of your kitchen.
- Just before rising time is over, put the almond paste and 1 egg in a food processor. Process it until you have a nice paste.
- To fill and shape the buns: Gently deflate the dough, and transfer it to a lightly greased work surface. Roll the dough into a 16" x 21" (40.64 cm x 53.34 cm) rectangle.
- Spread the dough with the 1/3 cup butter. Mix the powdered sugar and cocoa and sprinkle it evenly over the dough.
- Cover that with the almond paste mixture. Spread it all the way to the edges.
- Starting with a short end, roll the dough into a log and cut it into 12 slices.
- Place the buns in a lightly greased 9" x 13" (33 x 23 x 5 cm) pan. Cover the pan and let the buns rise until they are nearly doubled about 30 minutes.
- While the buns are rising, preheat the oven to 400 °F (204 °C).
- When the buns have risen, bake them until they are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
- While the buns are baking, make the icing. In a small bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, sugar, and rum flavoring.
- Remove the buns from the oven. Spread the icing on the buns while they are warm.
- Serve the buns warm, or at room temperature. Wrap in plastic and store at room temperature for a day or so; freeze for longer storage.
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