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Chocolate Cheesecake Rolls

Chocolate Cheesecake Rolls are great breakfast for all soft dough lovers. It is enriched with cocoa powder and cream cheese filling!

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Cheesecake Rolls
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12 rolls
Author 2pots2cook

Ingredients

  • Ingredients for the dough:
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp bitter cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp plain yogurt
  • 1 egg
  • Ingredients for the Cheesecake filling:
  • 3 Tbsp semolina
  • 1 egg
  • 1,5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 4 Tbsp cream cheese
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • melted butter to brush the rolls before serving, optional

Instructions

  1. Combine the dough ingredients and set aside.

  2. Preheat the oven to 175 C/ 347 F.

  3. Cover your baking dish with butter or cooking spray. Leave aside.

  4. In a medium sized bowl, mix the cheesecake ingredients.

  5. Roll the dough to get rectangle shape (11 x 11 inches approx)

  6. Spread the filling over the dough.

  7. Roll the dough into a log.

  8. Cut the log to get 14 slices and place them into a buttered pan.
  9. Let the slices rise for 5 – 10 minutes and bake for 20 – 25 minutes.

  10. Brush with melted butter before serving.