Chocolate Walnut Sticky Buns

By mitzzy

I decided to create a nutty chocolate sticky bun after making the lemon Rosemary sticky buns and having a good portion of dough leftover in the fridge (and bread already baked on the counter) These buns are filled with toasted walnuts, chocolate, and sugar that's been flavored with almond extract. Topped with cream cheese frosting these are a truly indulgent treat!

Ingredients

• One half recipe basic boule (CLICK HERE) or use your favorite recipe!
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1/4-1/2 cup chocolate, chopped ( I used chocolate chips, that I chopped up as I didn't want them to hold their "chip" shape)
• 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Line a 9X13" pan with parchment paper.

Remove the dough from the fridge and dust it with flour, take half of the dough (unless you’ve halved the recipe) and put it on a lightly floured surface.

Using a rolling-pin dusted with flour, flatten the dough into a large rectangle about 10 X 15″

In a small bowl, combine the sugars and the extracts.

Smear softened butter over the rolled out dough and sprinkle evenly with the sugar mixture.

Sprinkle the walnuts and chocolate evenly over the sugar and then roll the dough, pinching the edge to seal it up.

Slice using a string of dental floss (slide the floss under the rolled up dough and then cross the two ends over top, pulling tight to slice) and place rolls in the prepared pan.

Set rolls aside in a warm, draft free area to rise until doubled in bulk. (about an hour)

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 – 40 minutes or until the tops are a light golden brown.

To make Cream Cheese Frosting:

4 oz (1/2 cup) cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Mix ingredients together until smooth and smear over the warm sticky buns.