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Easter Chocolate-Cheesecake Twists Recipe
Prep time 30 mins, cook 20 mins (plus proving time)
Makes 12
Ingredients
- 3 2/3 cups (550g) plain flour
- ¼ cup (55g) brown sugar
- 1/3 cup (40g) cornflour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 sachet (7g) dried yeast
- 1 cup (250ml) luke-warm milk
- 90g melted butter, cooled
- 1 egg, plus 1 extra egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash
- 160g David Jones Milk Chocolate, finely chopped
- 160g David Jones Dark Chocolate, finely chopped
- 12 Lindt Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Eggs
Cheesecake filling
- 250g cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Cinnamon glaze
- ½ cup (110g) caster sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup (80ml) water
Method
- Mix flour, sugar, cornflour, yeast, cinnamon and 1 tsp salt in an electric mixer like the KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer fitted with a dough hook on low speed to combine. Add warm milk, butter and egg and knead on medium speed for 4-5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Transfer to a lightly oiled or buttered bowl, cover and stand in a warm place for 1½-2 hours until doubled in size.
- Meanwhile, for cheesecake filling, beat ingredients in a bowl to combine and set aside. Combine the milk chocolate in a separate bowl and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 200C. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, knock it down, and then roll it out to a 35cm square. Spread evenly with cheesecake filling, then scatter the chocolate mixture over the top. Fold the top third of the dough down, then the bottom third up to cover. Roll into a 20cm x 36cm rectangle, then cut into 3 cm-wide, 20 cm-long strips.
- Working with a strip at a time, hold each end and gently stretch and twist until the whole length is twisted. Coil into a tight bun, tucking the ends underneath and place on prepared trays (we used the Le Creuset 31cm x 31cm Baking Tray), leaving about 5cm between each for buns to spread. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and stand for 30-40 minutes until puffed and increased in size by about half (25-30 minutes).
- Brush buns lightly with eggwash, then press a David Jones Milk Chocolate mini egg gently into the centre of each. Bake, swapping trays partway through cooking for 15-20 minutes until dark golden brown.
- Meanwhile, for the cinnamon glaze, stir ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves, bring to a simmer, then cool briefly to thicken a little. Brush over warm buns and serve.
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