Oh my! These are delicious! A wonderfully rich chocolate ganache with a bit of liqueur. A sprinkling of macadamia nuts and cinnamon. These rolls are perfect with a cup of coffee. I used 1 lb of plain simple dough for this recipe, but you can use a true sweet dough recipe if desired.
Ingredients
1 lb dough
8 oz chocolate chips / chopped chocolate
8 oz heavy cream
1 tbsp flavoured liquor, Trader Vic's macadamia or rum
1/2 cup macadamia nuts or your choice of nut, chopped small
2-3 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 cup soft butter
Optional
powdered sugar
milk
cinnamon or vanilla
Instructions
Read Susie's Tricks and Tips below
1. Place chips or chopped chocolate in a medium bowl and set aside. Bring heavy cream to a boil on medium heat. Pour over chocolate and let sit. Now stir together the chocolate and cream, and flavoured liquor of your choice; they will meld together and emulsify. Set aside and let cool.
2. Roll your dough approximately 1/2" thick on a lightly floured surface, to approximately 12X15" long.
3. With an off-set spatula, spread the ganache all over the dough, leaving approximately 1" around the sides (if desired, save 1/4 of the ganache for a tasty glaze). Sprinkle the macadamia nuts evenly along with the cinnamon powder.
4. Spread 1/4 cup soft butter all over the bottom of a 13X9" pan. Now roll up the long-side tightly. Use a sharp knife to slice each roll approximately 1" thick and place in the pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until nicely puffy.
5. Preheat oven to 350F and place rolls in middle rack. Bake 20-25 minutes, until light brown.
6. If desired, can create a drizzle with powdered sugar/cinnamon/milk, or use the ganache. Place on the rolls while still hot so the ganache melts all over.
Susie's Tricks and Tips
Sweet dough is the ultimate dough used for cinnamon rolls, but you can use plain bread if desired. It won't be quite as sweet and the bread won't be nearly as tender.
The ganache will thicken upon standing; perfect for a filling.
You could use vanilla extract, Irish Cream, rum, Chambord (a raspberry liqueur).
If you prefer another nut, substitute as desired.
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