Raisin Chocolate Kugelhopf

== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup whole milk
* ¼ lb unsalted butter
* ½ cup granulated sugar
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 4½ cups unbleached all purpose flour
* 1 (2.5 teaspoons) package active dry yeast
* 3 large eggs
* ¼ cup brown sugar
* 1 cup golden raisins
* 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine
* 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
* powdered sugar, for sprinkling as a garnish
== Directions ==
# In a medium saucepot scald the whole milk and remove from heat.
# Stir in sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla.
# Transfer to your large mixer bowl and let cool to lukewarm.
# Using paddle attachment, low speed add 1½ cups of the flour with the yeast.
# Stir in the eggs.
# Then stir in the remaining flour ½ cup at a time.
# Beat on medium speed until dough starts to come away from sides of bowl.
# Remove the dough from bowl to a floured surface.
# Knead briefly until smooth.
# Grease a clean large bowl, with soft butter, and place dough into bowl to rise until doubled covered loosely with a clean cloth.
# While dough is rising, prepare the filling.
# Place brown sugar, raisins grated chocolate well and set aside.
# Grease a 10 inch tube pan well, set aside.
# When the dough has doubled, punch down, knead a few times, let rest 10 minutes.
# Roll out into a rectangle about 14 x 24 inches.
# Spread the melted 2 tbsp butter onto the rolled out dough.
# Sprinkle the filling on top of the butter, leaving about an inch around edges to seal.
# Roll up starting at long side.
# Cut into 12 equal slices.
# Place six slices on the out side of pan as lining the sides.
# Place the last rolls (with cut sides together) in the centre of pan.
# Cover loosely and let rise until dough reaches top of pan about another hour.
# Preheat the oven to 350°F, bake 45 minutes to 55 minutes — tester into cake should come away clean
# Remove from oven and turn out of the pan onto a wire rack.
# Let cool completely.
# Serve with a light dusting of confectioners' sugar.
# Or wrap well in saran wrap and then foil and can be frozen for 4 months.
Category:Austrian Desserts
Category:Bittersweet chocolate Recipes
Category:Brown sugar Recipes
Category:Cake Recipes
Category:Egg Recipes
Category:Wheat flour Recipes
Category:Golden raisin Recipes
Category:Milk and cream Recipes
Category:Yeast Recipes