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Hot Chocolate Rolls
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
  • 5 and ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 (18 ounce) package Pillsbury™ Funfetti® Holiday Cake Mix
  • 4 and ½ teaspoons fast acting yeast
  • 2 1 ?2 cups warm milk (120 to 130 degrees)
  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup M&M's® Hot Chocolate
Chocolate Glaze
  • 6 tablespoons butter , melted
  • 1 ?4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ?4 cup milk
  • 2 -2 1 ?2 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • M &M's® Holiday Milk Chocolate for garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat milk to about 120 degrees in a pan or the microwave. You want it warm, but not hot.
  2. Add yeast and sugar, and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
  3. Once yeast has started to foam, add cake mix and flour.
  4. Using your hands or the hook attachment on your Kitchen Aid mixer, knead dough until it forms a ball that no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
  5. Generously spray a large bowl with non-stick cooking spray and place dough in bowl.
  6. Cover with plastic wrap and let it double in size (about an hour) in a cool dark place.
  7. Once it has doubled in size, punch it down.
  8. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough into a large rectangle, about an ½ inch thick.
  9. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cocoa powder and M&M's® Hot Chocolate.
  10. Tightly roll the the dough, starting with the long side and pinching the edges together at the end.
  11. Cut rolls into 20-24 slices and place into 2 well greased baking pans.
  12. Allow rolls to rise again in a cool dark place for about 30 minutes.
  13. When rolls have once again doubled in size, bake at 400 degrees for 10-14 minutes.
  14. Allow to cool while making the glaze.
  15. To make the glaze combine melted butter, cocoa powder, milk, and powdered sugar, whisk until smooth.
  16. Once rolls have cooled for about 5 minutes, pour glaze over rolls and garnish with extra M&M's®.