Chocolate-Hazelnut Ring Recipe

Ingredients

 

Makes 16 servings

• 2/3 cup milk

• 1 egg

• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, cut up

• 2 tablespoons water

• 3 cups bread flour

• 1/4 cup sugar

• 3/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast or bread machine yeast

• 1/3 cup chocolate hazelnut spread

• 1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts

• 1/3 cup chocolate hazelnut spread

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Method:

1. Add first 8 ingredients to bread machine according to manufacturer's directions. Select dough cycle. When cycle is complete, remove dough from machine. Punch down. Cover; let rest for 10  minutes. Grease large baking sheet.

2. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 15x10-inch rectangle. Spread with 1/3 cup spread; sprinkle with nuts.

3. Starting from a long side, roll up into a spiral; seal edge. Place, seam side down, on prepared sheet. Bring ends together to form a ring. Moisten ends; pinch to seal.

4. Using sharp knife, cut from outside edge toward center, leaving about 1 inch attached. Repeat at 1-inch intervals. Gently turn slices slightly so same side of all slices faces upward. 

5. Cover; let rise 45 to 60 minutes or until :nearly double. Bake in 350°C oven 30 to 35 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped (center may be lighter in color). If necessary to prevent  over browning, loosely cover with foil last 10 minutes.

6. Remove to wire rack; cool. In microwave-safe  container heat the 1/4 cup spread on 100% power (high) 30 to 60 seconds or until drizzling consistency. Drizzle over bread.