Ingredients
3 to 3 1/2 cups sifted flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 package active dry yeast
1 cup water
2 tbsp butter
1 egg
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
Directions
In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Heat
water and 2 Tbsp. butter until hot (120-130 degrees). Add water
mixture and egg to flour mixture and blend at low speed just until
mixed. Continue mixing at high speed for 3 minutes. Stir in as much
remaining flour as you can until dough pulls cleanly away from sides
of bowl.
On floured surface, knead about 2 minutes. Roll dough into a 15x7"
rectangle. Melt chocolate chips and 2 Tbsp. butter together; cool and
spread over rectangle. Sprinkle with pecans. Starting with long side,
roll dough up jelly-roll fashion. Cut into 12 slices.
Sprinkle a greased 13x9" pan with Topping ingredients (to follow).
Place dough slices on top. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or a
towel. Let rise in warm place until nearly double (35 to 40 minutes).
Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes; turn out onto a serving
platter. If desired, drizzle Chocolate Glaze (to follow) over the top
of rolls.
TOPPING:
1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup pecans, chopped 1/2 cup butter, softened
2 Tb corn syrup
In a small bowl, combine all topping ingredients and mix well.
CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 Tb butter
In a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat.
Drizzle chocolate mixture over rolls, after you have turned them out
onto serving platter.
Source: Chocolate Mousse Cookbook
Makes: 1 dozen rolls
Servings: 6 servings
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