Nutella Stuffed Sweet Rolls

Nutella Stuffed Sweet Rolls – Homemade and mouthwatering sweet rolls filled with Nutella hazelnut spread! Perfect for a weekend morning and they go great with a good cup of coffee or tea.

I love these sweet rolls, they are perfect for a Saturday or Sunday morning.  I woke up this morning around 6:30 and was in the mood for something sweet like cinnamon rolls, but I didn’t have any, so I decided to make my own. My husband was still sleeping so by the time he woke up the house smelled like homemade rolls and freshly brewed coffee. It was great, that’s the reason I love weekends. These sweet rolls are wonderful and so versatile because you can practically fill them with anything you like. For example, you can fill them with the jam of your choice, or if you love Nutella like me, fill them all with Nutella. I think I’ve mentioned before how much I love Nutella, so I need not go on. Once or twice, I’m sure I did. Anyway this recipe will make about 48 rolls, so you’ll have plenty to share with your friends and neighbors.

I’ve made these a few times now, and every time I make them my husband keeps telling me I make the best sweet rolls.

In a small bowl or cup add 1/4 cup of milk. Warm it up in the microwave so that the milk is lukewarm, just for a few seconds. To the milk add a teaspoon of sugar and the yeast. Stir it well and let it sit for a few minutes, so that the yeast bubbles up. This is pretty much the method I use all the time to activate the yeast. The only thing to be careful here is not to overheat the milk because that will kill the yeast.

In the meantime, in the bowl of your mixer add the melted butter, sugar and mix it well for a couple minutes. Add the eggs to the mixer and continue mixing.

Add the yeast mixture, milk, salt and continue mixing until everything is well incorporated. Add the flour gradually and continue mixing. If you need to add additional flour, do so, the dough is ready when it no longer sticks to your hands. Place the dough in a well oiled bowl and rub some oil all over the dough.

Cover the dough with a clean damp kitchen towel and let it rest for an hour or two in a warm place, until it doubles in size. I usually preheat my oven to 200 degrees F, turn off the oven then place my bowl in there, I keep the door open for about 5 minutes just until most of the heat is out, but the oven should still be warm, making a nice environment for your dough.

Cut the dough into 6 equal pieces and roll each one into a ball.

Working with one ball at a time, roll out each ball into a 12 to 14 inch circle. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 8 equal triangles. It’s really like cutting pizza.

Drop a teaspoon of nutella at the top of each triangle and roll each one like a croissant.

Place the rolls on an ungreased baking sheet, about an inch apart. I could fit 24 rolls on each of my baking sheets. Brush with egg wash over each roll.

Let the rolls rest for another 30 minutes then bake them in a preheated oven at 375 F degrees for about 20 minutes or until nice and golden brown.

Trust me when I say you cannot stop at one roll. As you can see one is missing from the baking sheet, that’s because I couldn’t wait to eat one until I took all the pictures. Mmmm…so good. You’ll thank me for this recipe. 🙂

Recipe originally shared Jan 2012.

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If you love baking like I do, try these recipes!

• Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
• Strawberry Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
• Cinnabons Cinnamon Rolls

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Nutella Stuffed Sweet Rolls

4.75 from 4 votes

Prep: 45 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 1 hr 5 mins

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Serves: 48

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Nutella Stuffed Sweet Rolls - Homemade and mouthwatering sweet rolls filled with Nutella hazelnut spread! Perfect for a weekend morning and they go great with a good cup of coffee or tea.

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk 500 ml
• 1 tsp active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 stick butter (8 tbsp)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 5 1/2 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup nutella or jam of your choice
• 1 egg beaten for brushing over the rolls

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Instructions

• Add 1/4 cup of the milk to a cup and warm it up in the microwave until it's lukewarm. Add the yeast to the milk, a tsp of sugar and mix well. Let the yeast mixture sit for about 10 min until it froths up and bubbles.
• Melt the butter in a sauce pan or in the microwave. In a mixer add the melted butter and sugar and mix until the sugar and butter are well incorporated. Add the eggs and continue mixing until the mixture is light. Add the yeast mixture, remaining milk, salt and continue mixing until everything is well incorporated.
• Start adding the flour half a cup at a time and mix well. The dough is ready when it no longer sticks to your hands. Add additional flour if you need it.
• Let the dough rise until it doubles in size, make sure you cover it with a clean damp towel or plastic wrap, about an hour to an hour and a half.
• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
• Once the dough has doubled in size, on a floured surface cut the dough into 6 equal pieces and shape each piece into a ball. Set aside and cover with wrap, we'll work with one ball at a time. Roll out a ball into a circle that's about 12 to 14 inches in diameter. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into either 6 equal pizza slices or 8, depends how big you want your rolls. Drop a teaspoon of Nutella at the top of each slice, you can spread it around or just leave it as one big dollop. Starting at the top roll out each piece and shape into a crescent.
• Repeat with the remaining balls. Put the sweet rolls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Before you put them in the oven, brush them with egg wash so they will turn out nice and shiny. You may also dust them with some powdered sugar over the top, if you wish.

Recipe Notes

These can be frozen after you make them. Reheat them in the microwave.

 

These would be great filled with fruit jam, or even a mixture of nutella and jam.

 

If your dough doesn't rise, check the expiry date of your yeast. I keep my yeast in the freezer to help it last longer.

 

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

 

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Nutrition Information:

Serving: 39gCalories: 124kcal (6%)Carbohydrates: 18.4g (6%)Protein: 2.7g (5%)Fat: 4.4g (7%)Saturated Fat: 3.2g (20%)Cholesterol: 16mg (5%)Sodium: 48mg (2%)Potassium: 54mg (2%)Fiber: 0.8g (3%)Sugar: 5.9g (7%)Vitamin A: 100IU (2%)Calcium: 20mg (2%)Iron: 1.1mg (6%)

Course:Brunch, Snack

Cuisine:American

Keyword:baking, banana bread, nutella

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They turn out so nice and fluffy and everybody will just love them.

Enjoy with a nice hot cup of coffee!

Tip: If you realize your dough isn’t rising, it could be because you’ve used old yeast that has already expired. Proof your yeast ahead of time, as I mentioned above by testing it in warm milk with sugar and see if it starts bubbling and rising. If it doesn’t then your yeast is no good. If you haven’t proofed your yeast, you can still salvage your dough, by adding some baking powder to it, and it will help the sweet rolls rise in the oven, it won’t be the same, but at least you’re not wasting all this dough. Other than that, make sure the dough is in a warm spot so it can rise, and just be patient, sometimes it may take a good 2 or 3 hours for the dough to rise. Good luck and have fun while you bake.