Categories: Baked Goods

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 to 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp. active dry yeast
• 6 tbsp. butter, softened
• 3/4 cup warm milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp grated lemon zest
• 2 large eggs, room temp
• 1 jar Nutella
• 6 oz. halva with pistachio, crumbled
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 water
• 2 tbsp. butter

Directions

1. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add milk, vanilla, and zest to dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Add the eggs; beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 5 to 7 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

2. Turn dough onto a floured surface; divide into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a 10×5-inch rectangle 1/8-inch thick. For each, spread Nutella to within 1/2 inch of edges, sprinkle with 2 tbsp. halva and 1 tbsp. chocolate chips, and roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam and ends to seal.

3. Using a sharp knife, cut each lengthwise in half; turn each half cut side up. Loosely twist the strips around each other, keeping cut surfaces facing up; pinch ends together. Place cut side up on parchment-lined baking sheets. Cover with kitchen towels; let dough rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375.

4. Bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. In a saucepan, simmer sugar and water until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes; remove from heat and add 2 tbsp butter, stirring until melted. Brush over baked buns.

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