Chocolate Neapolitans
- 1 1/4 cups milk warmed
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 7/8 tablespoons butter
- 9/16 tablespoon dry active yeast instant
- 2 bars chocolate flavor of your choice
- 1 egg beaten
- In the bowl of a kitchen stand mixer add in the milk and cover the milk with all the flour. Then add the salt, sugar, and 55 grams of butter. Make a well in the center and add the yeast. Using the dough hook attachment, turn the machine on and let it mix until everything comes together.
- Pour the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and mash it flat. Roll it out into a rectangle of 35 by 18 centimeter Viewing from the widest side, fold the top 1/3 of the dough over the middle 1/3 of the dough.
- Spread the remaining 225 grams of butter over the exposed dough then fold the bottom 1/3 of the dough over the middle 1/3 of the dough.
- Roll the dough out very gently into a rectangle 55 by 35 centimeter
- Cut out 10 to 12 rectangles of the same size and place 3 oz. of chocolate in the middle of each one. Starting on the narrow end, roll the dough up over the chocolate.
- Place the dough on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper making sure seam-side is down and there is room between each one.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rise 30 minutes.
- Baste the tops of the dough with beaten egg and bake 15 minutes until golden and crunchy.
milk, flour, salt, sugar, butter, yeast, chocolate flavor, egg
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Neapolitans-626836 (may not work)