Bakery
Chocolate Babka
3 h 30 minServes 10Nutri-Score D€€
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3 h 30 min
3 h 30 minChocolate Babka
what you need
Ingredients
bread flourGrains350 g
milk (lukewarm)Dairy120 ml
instant yeastPantry7 g
sugarPantry50 g
egg (beaten)Dairy1 piece
egg yolkDairy1 piece
butter (softened)Dairy80 g
saltSpices5 g
dark chocolate (chopped)Pantry150 g- butter (melted, for the filling)Dairy60 g
- cocoa powderPantry20 g
- sugar (for the filling)Pantry40 g
cinnamonSpices2 g- sugar syrup (for brushing)Pantry60 ml
per serving
Nutrition
299kcal
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Proteins
- 6 g
- Fat
- 13 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Mixing bowl
Stand mixer
Rolling pin
Loaf pan
Saucepan
Pastry brush
Oven
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Make the dough
- Warm the milk and dissolve the yeast with a little of the sugar.
- Mix the flour, remaining sugar and salt in a bowl, then add the egg, egg yolk and the yeast mixture.
- Knead until the dough comes together, then work in the softened butter until smooth and elastic.
- Step 2
Let the dough rise
- Shape the dough into a ball, cover and leave in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Step 3
Prepare the chocolate filling
- Melt the chocolate with the butter over a low heat.
- Stir in the sugar, cocoa powder and cinnamon until smooth, then let cool slightly.
- Step 4
Roll and fill
- Roll the risen dough into a large rectangle on a floured surface.
- Spread the chocolate filling evenly over the dough.
- Step 5
Shape the babka
- Roll the dough up tightly from the long side into a log.
- Cut the log in half lengthways and twist the two strands around each other, cut sides up.
- Place the twist in a lined loaf pan.
- Step 6
Second rise
- Cover the pan and let the babka rise again until puffy.
- Step 7
Bake
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C until deep golden and cooked through.
- Step 8
Brush with syrup and cool
- Brush the warm babka generously with the sugar syrup.
- Leave to cool in the pan before slicing.