The Estate Bakery
Chocolate-Raspberry Sweet Rolls
The Strategy:
Elevate your morning baking with these decadent sweet rolls, filled with fresh raspberries and chopped bittersweet chocolate. Roll the yeast dough tightly, slice into rounds, and let them rise until puffy before baking until the chocolate is melty and rich. Finish with a bright orange-heavy cream glaze that adds a sophisticated citrus note.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
- ½ cup butter, room temperature, 1 stick
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 ½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 2 ½ teaspoons dry active yeast
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped, about 1 cup
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- Juice of ½ medium orange, about 2 tablespoons
- Zest of ½ medium orange, about 1 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cream, for baking
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Juice of ½ medium orange, about 2 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Instructions
- Place the milk, butter and eggs into the bucket of a bread machine.
- Add the sugar, flour and salt.
- Place the yeast into the yeast compartment, or make a well in the flour depending on your machine.
- Set the machine on the dough cycle.
- Toss the raspberries with the chocolate, sugar, orange juice, zest and cornstarch.
- Coat a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with vegetable oil spray.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to a large rectangle, about 12 x 24-inches with the longest end horizontally across your board. Use extra flour so that the dough does not stick to the board or to the rolling pin.
- Spread the raspberry filling out over the dough.
- Roll up the dough over the filling to form a 24” log.
- Cut the log in half, and then in half again.
- Cut each piece into 3 (2-inch) slices, yielding 12 rolls.
- Place each one, cut side down into the baking dish.
- Cover the rolls with a towel and let them rise until they are puffy, about 2 hours, or you can cover the rolls with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator overnight to bake the next day.
- Preheat the oven to 400°.
- Brush the rolls with cream, and place into the oven.
- Bake until they are golden and the chocolate filling begins to melt, about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven.
- Whisk together the confectioner’s sugar, orange juice and cream until the glaze is thick yet pourable.
- Drizzle the glaze over the warm rolls.
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Sunday Best Inspirations
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The Heart of the Table
These warm, glazed rolls serve as an indulgent expression of love, filling the room with the scent of melted chocolate and sweet citrus. The beautiful contrast of red raspberries and dark chocolate makes the table feel festive and celebratory.
- a fine-blade microplane zester with an ergonomic soft-grip handle
- a seamless, high-heat resistant silicone spatula in a soft slate gray
- a rolling pin for the dough
- a heavy-duty die-cast aluminum lemon squeezer with an enamel finish
- a set of heavy-gauge, satin-finished stainless steel mixing bowls
- a baking dish for the rolls
Neighborly Grace
- THE PRESENTATION: Arrange the warm rolls in a shallow ceramic baking dish, drizzling the white orange glaze back and forth in a decorative pattern over the tops.
- THE POUR: A steaming cup of fresh coffee with a hint of cinnamon, or a glass of raspberry-infused sparkling water.
- THE VIBE: Sunday Morning Table. A gentle glow, the rustle of the morning paper, and the sweet aroma of baking chocolate create a relaxed, pampered atmosphere.
