Old Fashioned Chocolate Rolls Recipes

CHOCOLATE ROLL I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line one 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and grease and flour lightly.
• Separate the eggs. Beat the whites with the cream of tartar until stiff. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Sift the remaining sugar, cocoa, and flour together. Beat the egg yolks until thick and fold the flour mixture into them. Stir in vanilla. (The egg yolk mixture will be very stiff). Carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the beaten egg whites. Evenly spread the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Let cake cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a towel sprinkled with confectioner's sugar, peel off parchment paper and roll cake up with the towel. Let cake cool completely. Unroll cake and spread with the whipped cream. Roll again. Serve with Foamy Butter Sauce or Fudge Sauce. For variation, you can add 2 tablespoons of rum or your favorite liqueur to the whipped cream. Serves 8.

OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN ROLLS

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the shortening and sugar; stir until melted. Add cold water and let cool until lukewarm.
• Pour milk mixture into a large bowl. Add egg and yeast; mix well. Beat in 3 cups of flour and let stand for 20 minutes.
• Sift in baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1 cup flour. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Divide each piece in half and form into 24 rolls. Place the rounds in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan or on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls. In a small bowl, combine the beef, pork, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, onion, rice, parsley, salt, dill and cayenne; mix well., Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture on a cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides. Beginning from the cut end, roll up. Repeat., Slice the remaining cabbage; place in a Dutch oven. Arrange the cabbage rolls seam side down over sliced cabbage. Combine the tomatoes, sugar and remaining tomato sauce; pour over the rolls. Cover and bake at 350° until cabbage rolls are tender, 1-1/2 hours.

GRANNY'S CARAMEL CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Place dough ingredients in bread machine in order given.
• Press dough cycle.
• While dough is mixing, combine filling ingredients.
• In small bowl, combine 1/4 cup soft butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon.
• Stir well to mix.
• Set aside.
• In another small bowl, combine whipping cream, and 3/4 cup brown sugar.
• Stir mixture together well.
• Place in fridge.
• When dough cycle has completed, remove dough from the machine and place on floured surface.
• With rolling pin, roll dough to approximately 16x10 inch rectangle, adding more flour if necessary to prevent sticking.
• Spread filling onto dough spreading close to edges.
• Roll up dough, jellyroll style, starting at long edge.
• Pinch seam closed.
• Slice into 1 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Place in 9x13 pan, that has been coated lightly with non-stick spray.
• Place cinnamon rolls in warm place until doubled in bulk.
• (About 1 hour).
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Just before placing in oven, remove caramel sauce from fridge, stir once more.
• Next, evenly pour caramel sauce over rolls.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Let cool on wire rack for about 10 minutes, then invert.
• The gooey caramel sauce will be on top.
• Store leftovers in tightly closed container.
• Leftovers can be warmed up in microwave.
• Enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED BREAD-AND-CHOCOLATE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk, water, sugar, yeast and one cup of the flour. Stir until thoroughly blended and set aside to proof the yeast, about five minutes.
• Once proofed, add the salt, then begin adding the remaining flour, little by little, until the dough is too stiff to stir. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface and begin kneading, adding additional flour if the dough is too sticky. Knead until the dough is smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes.
• Place the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until double in bulk, about one hour.
• Punch down and let rise again, covered, until double in bulk, about one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Divide the dough into eight equal portions. On a lightly floured board, roll each portion into a six-inch-by-four-inch rectangle. Place a portion of chocolate in the center of each rectangle. First fold the ends, then the sides, pinching the dough together to make a neat package of each. Arrange the rolls, pinched side down, on a baking sheet. Cover and allow to rest, at room temperature, for about 30 minutes.
• Brush the rolls with milk and bake until golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Some of the chocolate should leak through the dough during baking. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED CRAB CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the garlic in 3 tablespoons of the olive oil until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, scallions, celery and peppers and cook until soft, about 5 more minutes. Add the wine and simmer for 1 minute, then remove the pan from the heat. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Add the crabmeat and mix well. Add the bread crumbs, Parmesan, lemon juice, eggs, parsley, mustard, seasoning, salt, and pepper, and mix well. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Divide the crab mixture into 6 patties.
• In a large skillet, heat the remaining olive oil and cook the crab cakes until fully cooked and lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve 2 crab cakes per hamburger bun, with tomato slices, lettuce, lemon wedges, and Remoulade sauce on the side.
• Remoulade Sauce:
• In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. It is best to refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to marry.
• This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.