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Princess Leia Chocolate Rolls


 May the Fourth be With You (uhhhh, the what???)

Most people who know me know I am a more Star Who? than Star Wars fan. I'm still trying to sort out how Indiana Jones is in a space movie.  That said, in my new job, I am having to be assimilated (see what I did there?) to the Star Wars culture as the force is strong in my building.  In preparation for a Star Wars-themed potluck, I stumbled across a recipe that checks all of my boxes for one of these shindigs: chocolate, Nutella, and perfectly themed.  Meet the Princess Leia BUN:

 1 1/2 cups whole milk, warmed to 95-100 F

 Mix:
3 cups spelt flour (or AP, your choice, I liked the texture spelt gave me)
1/2 cup dark cocoa powder (for the dark side...)
1/4 cup sugar (for the light side...)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (for the sass...)
1 teaspoon salt (well, you know)
1 packet instant yeast

 Add the warm milk to the dry mixture with a dough hook and let it do its thing while you crack open a small jar of NUTELLA.  Butter a 9x9 baking dish and preheat the oven to 350.

 Once the dough is a smooth ball, set it on top of the warm oven to rise for about an hour or so.

 Prepare a work space with a sheet of parchment paper, a rolling pin, a length of dental floss, and a couple of non-latex gloves.  Believe me, you want the gloves.  Punch down the dough and roll it out into a long, narrow rectangle (about like thick crust pizza). Spread about 2/3 of the jar of Nutella, leaving 1/2" around the edges bare.  Carefully roll the long side to make a chocolate snake, pinching the edge closed.  Work the dental floss under the roll, wrap it around, crossing the ends (not tying, just crossing), and pull to cut a roll about 1 1/2" long. Carefully place the roll in the baking pan. Continue cutting with the floss and nestling the rolls together, just touching.  I get about 4x4 in my square pan.  Set the rolls to rise again for another 45 minutes.  Bake for 18 minutes and cool in the pan.

 For the frosting:
Mix 1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup dark cocoa
3 tablespoons of milk
Swirl in the remaining Nutella then spread over the rolls.

 As dorky as they looked on the side of Leia's head, they sure are delicious to eat! 

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