Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

Name: Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients: FOR THE DOUGH:; 1 whole Egg; 1/2 cups Milk; 1/4 cups Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/4 cups Butter; 1/4 cups Warm Water (110F); 1 package Active Dry Yeast (.25 Oz); 1/3 cups Cocoa Powder; 2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour; _____; FOR THE FILLING:; 1/2 cups Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar; 1/4 cups Sugar; 1/8 teaspoons Salt; 2 teaspoons Cinnamon; 6 Tablespoons Melted Butter; 1/2 cups Chocolate Chips (preferably Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips); 1/2 cups Finely Chopped Walnuts Or Pecans (optional); _____; FOR THE FROSTING:; 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Room Temperature; 2 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature; 1/2 pounds Powdered Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla; 2 Tablespoons Milk (or More To Your Desired Consistency); Chocolate Shavings From A Semi-sweet Chocolate Bar For Garnish

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Ingredients

FOR THE DOUGH:
1 whole Egg
1/2 cups Milk
1/4 cups Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/4 cups Butter
1/4 cups Warm Water (110F)
1 package Active Dry Yeast (.25 Oz)
1/3 cups Cocoa Powder
2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
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FOR THE FILLING:
1/2 cups Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar
1/4 cups Sugar
1/8 teaspoons Salt
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
6 Tablespoons Melted Butter
1/2 cups Chocolate Chips (preferably Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips)
1/2 cups Finely Chopped Walnuts Or Pecans (optional)
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FOR THE FROSTING:
4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
2 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature
1/2 pounds Powdered Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Milk (or More To Your Desired Consistency)
Chocolate Shavings From A Semi-sweet Chocolate Bar For Garnish

Directions

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["Take the egg out of the refrigerator and crack it into a bowl so that the egg will warm up some before adding it to the dough. Over medium heat in a small sauce pan, scald the milk, sugar, and salt. Remove from the heat and skim off any skin that has developed on the surface. Add the butter and allow the mixture to cool to lukewarm.", "While the milk is cooling, combine the warm water and yeast. In a mixing bowl, whisk the cocoa powder and flour together.", "Add the lukewarm milk mixture, yeast mixture, and egg to the flour/cocoa mixture. Use a mixer equipped with a paddle to get the ingredients completely combined then shut off the mixer for 4 minutes. This rest period will allow the liquid to be more readily absorbed so you do not end up adding too much flour. After 4 minutes of resting, switch to a dough hook. Mix the dough for about 3 to 4 minutes. This dough will be a little stickier than many kinds of dough that you may have worked with before. For the most part, the dough should not be sticking to the sides of the bowl as it is mixing. If it is really sticking, add a little more flour. If it looks pretty dry, add a teaspoon or so of water.", "Spray a bowl with cooking spray. Form the dough into a ball and add it to the sprayed bowl. Spray the top of the dough lightly with cooking spray then cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size - about 60 to 75 minutes.", "Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough out into a 12\" x 9\"" rectangle (with one of the longer sides closest to your tummy). The dough should be very soft and easy to work with.""