Description
A sweet butter dough, spread with a Nutella, rolled and baked to perfection and topped with a vanilla glaze and chopped hazelnuts
Ingredients
Sweet Roll Dough
3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
2 pkg quick rise yeast
1/3 cup warm water
3 eggs, room temperature
6 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Nutella Filling
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup Nutella
1/2 cup butter, slightly softened
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp espresso powder
Vanilla Glaze
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup of milk
1 tsp vanilla
Chopped hazelnuts for sprinkling on top
Instructions
Sweet Roll Dough
- Combine milk, sugar, salt, and butter in a small saucepan. heat over low heat until the butter and sugar dissolve. Cool to lukewarm.
- Dissolve yeast in warm water in a warmed bowl. Add milk mixture, eggs, and 5 cups of flour. Beat with a dough hook on speed 2 for 3 minutes.
- Continuing at speed 2, add the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough clings to the hook and cleans the sides of the bowl. Knead on speed 2 for 5 more minutes.
- Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until it’s doubled in size (about 1 hour).
- After 1 hour, punch the dough down and shape into a 10 x 30 x 1 inch rectangle.
Nutella Filling
- Place brown sugar, Nutella, butter, flour and cinnamon in a mixer bowl. Mix with a flat beater on speed 2 for 1 minute.
- Spread the Nutella filling evenly over the dough. Roll the dough tightly from long side to form a 30 inch roll, pinching seams together. Cut into 18 1 1/2 inch slices.
- Place rolls in a greased cake pans or 9 x 13 baking pan, cover and let rise in a warm space for 1 hour.
- Bake at 350 F for about 20-25 minutes.
Vanilla Glaze
- In a small mixing bowl, sift powdered sugar. Then whisk in milk and vanilla until combined.
- Once the rolls have cooled for 5 minutes, add the glaze and chopped hazelnuts over the top and serve hot with a cup of coffee or tea.