Prep Time | 30 minutes |
Cook Time | 40 minutes |
Passive Time | 2 hours |
Servings | 1 loaf |
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 cups AP flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 scant tablespoon instant yeast
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 2 ounces butter
Filling
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder optional
- 3 ounces butter melted
- 1- 2 cups chocolate chips optional
Sugar Syrup (if making chocolate version)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
Ingredients Dough
Filling
Sugar Syrup (if making chocolate version)
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Instructions
- Put flour, sugar, salt and yeast in mixing bowl. Briefly stir to mix. Mix milk and eggs together. Melt butter and add to milk mixture.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients in the bowl. Mix on low speed just until ingredients combine. Let wet dough sit for 15 minutes. Mix again for about a minute on medium speed. Scrape dough down from sides of bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a towel and set aside in a warm spot to rise. Dough will take about 2 hours to nearly double.
- Meanwhile prepare the filling. Mix together the sugar, cinnamon and cocoa powder (if using). Set aside. When you are ready to roll out the dough, melt the butter.
- After dough has doubled scrape it out of the bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Knead it until it comes together in a fairly smooth ball. Don't worry if the dough is a bit sticky. You can refrigerate the dough at this point (even overnight) and make the bread later in the day if you wish. It is easier to work with when a bit cold.
- Cut the stacked strips into 6 pieces so you end up with squares. Lift them carefully and set them into the greased loaf pan, fitting them in however you can. If you have a lot of filling left on the working surface, scrape it up with a bench scraper and pour it in between a few of the slices in the loaf pan.
- While the loaf is baking make the sugar syrup by combining the sugar and water and bringing it to a boil.
- Removed the finished loaf from the oven and drench it with the warm syrup, using a brush to give a sheen to each of the slices.
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