Ingredients
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Dough:
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 1/2 cups plain flour
- 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled
- Pinch of salt
Filling:
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Proof your yeast by dissolving it in a cup of warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar. Let stand for 10 minutes, until the top is frothy and bubbling.
- Preheat oven to the lowest setting, mine is 170 degrees F. Once the oven has reached 170 degrees turn it off.
- In the meantime, in the bowl of your stand mixer with the dough hook attachment, mix together flour, cocoa powder, egg, vanilla, melted butter and salt. Then add the activated yeast. Turn the dough over to a well floured surface. Knead gently a few times then transfer to an oiled bowl. Cover and place the dough in the warmed oven until it has doubled in size, about 2 hours.
- Once the dough has risen, turn over onto a flour surface and roll it out to about 1/4-inch thick. Mix together sugar and cinnamon, then melt 3 tablespoons of butter. Brush the entire dough with melted butter and sprinkle generously with the cinnamon sugar. Using a pizza cutter, slice the dough into rectangles. Carefully stack the rectangles on top of one another, then slice again into squares. Here is a visual tutorial.
- Carefully place each stack of dough squares into a greased loaf pan. With the remaining melted butter and cinnamon sugar, just brush the top of the entire loaf to finish it up. Cover and let the dough puff up a bit for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and bake your bread for about 30-35 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack. Now make your drizzle.
- If the icing looks too thick for your liking you can add an extra teaspoon of milk to thin it out to your desired consistency. Drizzle liberally over the entire loaf and allow the drizzle to set before serving - if you can 😉
Notes
Note: Prep Time does not include Inactive Prep Time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Quick Bread
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
