Cinnamon-Chocolate Chip Bread

Name: Cinnamon-Chocolate Chip Bread
Total time: 195
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast; 3 tablespoons warm water; cooking spray; 1 cup warm nonfat milk; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 ½ cups bread flour, or more as needed; Filling and Topping:; ½ cup white sugar; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 6 (1 ounce) squares semisweet baking chocolate, chopped; 1 egg, beaten

Recipe by Mel A from allrecipes.com

3 Hr. 15 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
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3 tablespoons warm water
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cooking spray
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1 cup warm nonfat milk
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon salt

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3 ½ cups bread flour, or more as needed
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Filling and Topping:
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½ cup white sugar
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2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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6 (1 ounce) squares semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
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1 egg, beaten

Instructions

Dissolve yeast in warm water and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, coat the inside of a large bowl with cooking spray.
Add warm milk, melted butter, egg, and salt to yeast mixture; whisk for 1 minute. Gradually stir in flour until dough is no longer sticky.
Knead dough by hand on a lightly floured surface or in a stand mixer fitted with a bread hook for 10 minutes. Transfer to the prepared bowl and turn until dough is covered in cooking spray. Cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Mix together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
Remove dough from the bowl. Punch it and fold in the sides. Flatten dough with a rolling pin into a 9x18-inch rectangle. Brush on melted butter and sprinkle with all but 3 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar mixture. Sprinkle with chopped chocolate. Roll dough carefully, starting at the short end, and pinch closed at the seam. Place seam-side down in the prepared loaf pan. Cover the pan and set in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Brush beaten egg on top of dough and sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Carefully tip loaf out of pan onto a work surface and let it cool on a wire rack.