Hot Chocolate Pull Apart Bread #ChristmasWeek Recipe by Cathy

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Ingredients

Hot Chocolate Pull-Apart Bread
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
3-3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup dark cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (2.5 oz) package instant yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 egg, room temperature, slightly beaten
Filling:
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and
divided
Glaze:
1 cup marshmallow crème
4-6 tablespoons half/half, divided
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Heat the milk 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup sugar in a small
saucepan until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Let
cool until temperature is about 110 degrees F (like bathwater warm).
In a medium bowl, whisk together 3 cups of the flour, salt,
and cocoa.
In a large mixing bowl, combine milk mixture with yeast,
egg, and 2 cups of the flour mixture; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2
cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has just
pulled together, turn it onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth,
about 5 minutes. (Alternately, just use the dough hook on your mixer and let
the mixer knead the dough for about five minutes)
Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover with a clean
damp towel. Allow dough to rise until double, about 1 hour. In the mean time,
process the brown sugar, nuts, cinnamon, and chocolate chips in a food
processor until the mixture is well blended , the nuts are ground, and the
chocolate is coarsely chopped; set aside.
Use a pastry brush to butter two 8-inch loaf pans; preheat
Drizzle over the warm loaves. If desired, whisk 1-2 tablespoons warm
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