Chocolate-Cinnamon Babka
"For the uninitiated, a Babka is a kind of swirled coffee cake - a sweet yeast dough is rolled out very thin, sprinkled with filling, rolled up and twisted, sprinkled with streusel and baked. The filling for this babka was submitted by someone named Lilia on allrecipes.com - it is the best chocolate babka filling in my experience. I use my favorite challah recipe - Andrea's Challah - for the dough. Feel free to use the yeast dough of your choosing. For brevity's sake, I'm starting this recipe with the assumption that the dough has already been made and risen once, and there is enough for 2 Babkas (about 1/4 of the Andrea's Challah recipe)."
photo by Alana Kysar Fix Fe
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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2 loaves
ingredients
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Chocolate Filling
- 5 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, chilled
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Streusel
- 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, chilled
- 1 egg, beaten with a 1-2 tbsp water to thin
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and grease two loaf pans.
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To make chocolate filling:
- In the bowl of a food processor (I use a mini-prep for this), chop the broken up chocolate, cinnamon and sugar until the mixture looks coarse and sandy. If you do not have a food processor, simply chop the chocolate finely and mix with cinnamon and sugar.
- Cut in the butter or margarine with a fork.
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To make streusel:
- In a medium bowl, combine the confectioner's sugar and flour, then cut in the butter or margarine until it resembles coarse crumbs.
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To assemble:
- Roll out the dough as thinly as possible on a lightly floured surface to form a 15x4 inch rectangle (the thinner you roll out the dough, the greater the swirl effect inside).
- Sprinkle the dough evenly with the filling then roll up tightly lengthwise so that you are left with a long log. Seal the seam if you can.
- To create the swirl: fold the log in half (it should look like a squished letter 'U') and then twist the 'U' a few times so it looks like a twisted rope.
- Immediately place the shaped loaf into a greased loaf pan and set aside to rise for 30 min or so.
- Brush the loaves with the egg wash, then sprinkle heavily with the streusel topping.
- Place the loaves on a baking sheet (never bake without something underneath - as the cake rises, the streusel can tumble out of the pan onto the oven floor, creating a smoky mess) and bake for 30-40 min, depending on the size of your loaves. They should be a deep golden brown on top.
Questions & Replies
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Uhhhmmm....where's the dough?? -
Original post says, "I use my favorite challah recipe - Andrea's Challah - for the dough. Feel free to use the yeast dough of your choosing. For brevity's sake, I'm starting this recipe with the assumption that the dough has already been made and risen once, and there is enough for 2 Babkas (about 1/4 of the Andrea's Challah recipe)." -
I see streusel and I see filling. Where is the dough listed? -
There is a recipe for the filling and streusel but no recipe for the dough?? What dough is used?
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Where is the recipe for the dough?
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Reviews
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RECIPE IS OF LITTLE VALUE WITHOUT THE DOUGH RECIPE/INSTRUCTIONS.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kishka
Forest Hills, 0
<p>Really love food - eating it, cooking it, reading about it. I have 3 little boys who I love to pieces and only sometimes want to hide from. Other things that make me happy: sunshine, the smell of freshly mown grass, horseback riding, New York City on the first warm day of spring (everyone is smiling), bergamot, long walks, fresh flowers, summer nights, crossword puzzles, Pearl Jam, history books, footsie pajamas, sunscreen that smells like vacation, anything reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn, peace and quiet. Dislikes: misspelled words on signs and menus, math, whining, being barefoot indoors, feeling cold, the squeaky feeling of glassware when it comes out of the dishwasher, the sound of teeth biting down on an ice cube, and sportscenter. </p>
