Schoko schnecken Chocolate Filled German Pastry Recipe
One of the things I miss the most from our time living in Germany was the Bakeries and the German Pastry. They always had Fresh Brotchen each day; and it was AMAZING. I don’t know how; but Germans have this special way of making bread that affects the bread’s taste and texture. You just can’t find anything like it in the US. One of my favorite Items from the German Bakeries was the ever popular Schoko Schnecke. Directly translated it means “Chocolate Snail”. But basically it is like a Chocolate filled Cinnamon roll minus the cinnamon. We often used them as Birthday cakes since my boys didn’t like cake when they were little; but they loved the schoko schnecke. I’ve tried and tried with many different recipes to get it just like the Germans did. I’ve still not discovered the exact secret, but I’ve come close with this one! So this is our version of the Schoko Schnecke. I hope you enjoy. And if you do enjoy it; feel free to share it around with your friends. |
German Pastry Dough
Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon Yeast-quick rise
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup warmed milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup butter (softened but not liquid)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2- 4 cups flour
Creating a Schoko Schnecke German Pastry
Once you have your Dough, place on a sheet of Parchment paper. (Not necessary; it is a little tip I picked up which helps with the dough sticking to the counter; and makes for a lot easier clean up!) And Divide the Dough into 2 even portions.
Set one portion aside. Place one portion in center of the Parchment Paper and cover with a sheet of wax paper. Again this is not needed; but merely a fun tip I picked up to help keep mess minimal and to make rolling out the dough easier and less sticky.
Then Roll the dough out into a rectangle.
Now you will spread a thin layer of the chilled Ganache across the dough, leaving approx 1/3-1/2″ from the edges clear.
Roll in one “roll” of each edge to make a small “lip” to help contain the Ganache; and then proceed to roll the dough from one end until the entire dough is in a cylinder shape.
Remove from oven and let cool on a wire wrack. Then enjoy!Variation: also good is drizzling your favorite Glaze on top. We tried our Chocolate Glaze which turned out rather delicious.
your schokoschnecken look good ^^ i am from germany and love them too 😉
though i never tried to make them themselves ^^
Yto! You are most welcome here! Oh I really miss Germany! What part are you from? I lived in Baumholder when I lived there. I miss it dearly!
You will just have to enjoy a REAL Schokoschnecken for me. I still haven't figured out how to make the bread the same. /sigh.
Thanks for sharing. this looks like a very tasty recipe to try.
These look great! I’m pinning so I can make them in the future!
Oh, my! I love good breads and pastries. I haven’t tried them from Germany, but did fall in love with them in Japan and Asia. I am going to have to try out this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
OMG, that looks delicious!!
Yummy!!!!!
This looks so amazing and yes, it does look like a chocolate snail.
Thanks for sharing it with us on Food of the World.