Bread Baking: Black and White Sweet Rolls

Bread Baking: Black and White Sweet Rolls
One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 196 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, salt, butter, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

1
Mix the buttermilk, sugar, and yeast in the bowl of your stand mixer and set aside for 15 minutes until it becomes bubbly.
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Add the salt, flour, and egg, and knead until the mixture becomes elastic.
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3
Add the butter and vanilla, and continue kneading until the butter and vanilla are fully incorporated and the mixture is smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky.
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4
Remove half of the dough from the mixer bowl and set aside while you work on the remaining half.
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Add the almond extract to the dough in the bowl and knead until it is completely incorporated.
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6
Move the almond dough to an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside until doubled, about 90 minutes.
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Put the other half of the dough into the bowl, add the cocoa and the coffee (or water) and knead until the chocolate is completely incorporated.
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Drizzle with a little oil to coat the dough, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside to rise along with the first dough, about 45 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. If you want the extra insurance, spray a baking pan with baking spray. I used a 9-inch square pan.
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When the doughs have risen, flour your work surface and roll out the almond dough to a rectangle about 10 x 12 inches.
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Spread the 4 tablespoons of softened butter on the dough, then sprinkle with the 1/8 cup of sugar.
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12
Next, roll out the chocolate dough to the same size, and arrange it on top of the almond dough.
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Sprinkle with with chopped nuts, leaving about 2 inches bare on the long side.
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Roll the dough again with your rolling pin to press the nuts into the dough and to adhere the two layers.
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Roll so that you're increasing the length to about 16 inches.
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Roll up the dough, jellyroll-style starting on the long side, rolling towards the portion you left free of nuts so that you have a log that's 16 inches long. Pinch to seal the seam.
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17
Cut the log into 16 pieces, about 1 inch high, and place them in your baking pan. If you've used square pan, you'll have four rows of four.
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Cover the pan with plastic wrap and set aside to rise, about 45 minutes.
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Bake at 325°F for 40 to 45 minutes, until nicely browned. About 10 minutes before you're done, you can brush the tops of the buns with some melted butter for a softer crust.
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20
Mix the powdered sugar with enough water to make it pourable. If you like, add some almond extract, vanilla, or coffee for a little more flavor.
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21
Remove the buns from the pan and set on a rack.
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Let cool slightly, then drizzle with the icing.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings16
Health Score3
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