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made this the dough is amazing but I used 53% cacao and even that was far too bitter in the final product. I reccomend using semi-sweet chocolate.
I love how you got the lift to your bread.
That episode of Seinfeld is the reason why I started baking chocolate babka!! 😅. Just made one yesterday. Next time I will try this recipe ❤
I wish this site would use grams rather than cups and ounces.
Babka is not traditionally made with milk or butter. It was traditionally challah dough that was filled with jam and nuts. Had babka been made with dairy, it could not have been eaten following a meat meal, such as on Shabbat.
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I've always wanted to make a chocolate babka and a marble rye but this looks like a lot of work so I imagine once I'm done making the babka I'll just take the marble rye from the first elderly lady I see carrying one. Thank you for the recipe!
Looked beautiful but had to trash it. For some reason, the chocolate filling was extremely bitter and inedible. Followed the recipe for the filling using all fresh ingredients, 60% bittersweet chocolate. I think the cocoa powder ruined it.
Is it normal to still see the little yeast bits in the dough?
I have made this twice with great results each time! ? Can the dough be frozen to complete another time
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DOUGH
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 1/2 tsp instant or rapid rise yeast
1/2 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
1 tbsp orange zest (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp table salt
6 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp, cut into 6 pieces
Whisk together flour and yeast.
Add the whole milk, eggs, zest and extract. Use dough hook attachment and mix on medium-low speed until all is incorporated (about 2 mins).Cover bowl with tea towel or plastic wrap for 15 mins.
Add the sugar and salt
and mix on medium speed for 30 seconds
Add the butter in one piece at a time on med-high speed (should take about 3 mins). When dough comes together, transfer to greased bowl and cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise at room temp for 1 hour. Then transfer to refrigerator for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours.
CHOCOLATE FILLING
8 oz of bittersweet chocolate, chopped finely
8 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1/2 cup confectioners sugar, sifted
1/2 tsp salt
Melt chocolate and butter in
microwave at 50% power (about 2 mins). To that, add the cocoa powder, confectioners sugar, salt.
Lightly flour your counter and rolling pin and roll dough out to measure a 12” x 18” rectangle (with shorter side parallel to you).
Spread chocolate all over dough, on 3 sides, leaving 1/2” space empty on short side furthest away from you. Start rolling away from you. Pinch last half inch up against the dough to seal and place sealed side down.
Using a greased serrated knife, cut long side from top to bottom, careful not to use sawing motion. With striped sides up, twist one side over other at least 4-5 times. Pinch ends together and place into a buttered loaf pan. Gently tap pan down on counter.
Place wire rack on a baking sheet and place loaf pan on top of wire rack. On 325F preheated oven, with rack in middle position, bake for 30 min uncovered then cover in foil and continue baking for another 50 to 60 mins. When bread is almost done, make sugar syrup.
SUGAR SYRUP
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
Dissolve sugar in the water over medium heat. Once syrup is clear, it is ready to use. Make sure bread reaches an internal temp between 200F to 205F. Dab syrup over top.
Allow bread to rest in pan for 1 hour and then gently take out and let rest for 2 hrs until completely cooled. Wipe knife between cuts.
It looks so effortlessly elegant. thank you for sharing!
I'm here looking for the recipe just after watching that episode of Seinfeld!! Gonna bake it😊
Cinnamon takes a backseat to no babka!
Thanks I’d like to use Nutella for an easy filling😊
I can’t help but be a Christy fan, however I have a fav, chocolate Babka Christy! Lol
omg i love seeing this sweet friendship with an awesome recipe! i am going to try this tonight. thanks girls
I made this for Easter and it was fantastic! It was fun to make as well.
I made this (I did x3 the recipe) and each one turned out PERFECT! This is my go to method and way from here on out.
I've seen this Chocolate Bakka in Whole Foods. It looks scary with all that Fat Dairy and Sugar added to the dough.
Yikes! My A1C spiked just looking at it. Definitely a PITA to make but ATK never fails to impress. Enjoy!
Would you please give us the receipt for the cinnamon filling, so we can make both kinds of babka.
Definitely trying this 🙏🏻
Hoy damn Christie has BLOWN UP!!! 🐷 she needs to stay away from the babkha
Followed recipe to a T. The dough came out beautiful but the chocolate filling was a grainy horror in spite of doing everything right. I am a pretty good baker so it's a head scratcher trying to figure out what happened to the filling.
Oh boy… Can't wait to taste😋
Use OJ in the syrup