CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE SWEET ROLLS

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Categories Chocolate Dessert Kid-Friendly Backyard BBQ Potluck

Number Of Ingredients 21

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Ingredients

Dough:
4 cups whole milk
1 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
1 cup oil
2 (.25 ounces) active dry yeast
9 cups all-purpose flour
1 heaping tablespoon salt
1 scant teaspoon baking soda
1 heaping tablespoon aluminum free baking powder
Topping:
1 1/4 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup hot chocolate powder
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
2 (8 ounce) bars cream cheese, softened
Glaze:
5 tablespoons melted butter
4 ounces cream cheese, warmed in the microwave
1 1/2 cups half and half
2-3 cups confectioners sugar
dash of salt

Steps:

Turn on oven on a warming cycle for about 5-10 minutes. Turn off heat. In a heavy pot mix whole milk, 1 cup of sugar and oil over medium heat until bubbles begin to form on the edges. Turn off the heat and allow to cool down until it reaches 100-110 degrees. Sprinkle yeast over the top and let it sit for two minutes. Add in 8 cups of flour and gently stir until combined. Cover with a dish towel and put inside oven for 1 hour allowing dough to rise. Add additional cup of flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and stir to combine. Half the dough, cover and refrigerate both portions. Preheat oven to 375 and butter your baking dishes. Melt 1 1/4 stick of butter and set aside. On a floured surface, turn dough out and roll with a rolling pin into a long rectangle until fairly thin. Pour the melted butter on top and rub to the edges with your fingers. Follow with the orange sugar and hot chocolate powder. Spread the cream cheese and then sprinkle with the chocolate chips making sure all areas are covered well. Beginning at the side furthest away from you and making sure there's a line of chocolate chips along that edge (this becomes the inside so you want chocolate all the way in the middle) begin rolling. Starting at one end and going to the other and back rolling towards yourself until the whole thing is rolled into a long, tight log in front of you. Pinch the edges to make a seal. Starting at one end, slice 1/2 inch thick sections and lay the slices, cut side down in your buttered baking dish. Allow to sit and rise for 20 minutes. Place in oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Combine half and half, cream cheese, powdered sugar and dash of salt and whisk together well. Taste and adjust if needed. You want it to be sweet and fairly thick. They should be slightly warm when you begin to glaze but not too hot