Classic babka
Classic babka

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, classic babka. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Classic babka is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Classic babka is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

Your Chocolate Babka is to die for." - C. Sweet rich pastry layered with mouth-watering flavors and steeped with Old World charm, each babka is crafted from scratch and double-twisted by. Tender, moist, and fluffy, this classic babka recipe is like a cinnamon roll in sliceable loaf form—which makes for unlimited possibilities.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook classic babka using 20 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Classic babka:
  1. Prepare 1/2 cup whole milk
  2. Make ready 1 packet instant yeast
  3. Make ready 70 gms sugar plus a pinch
  4. Get 510 gms flour
  5. Get 1 tsp salt
  6. Make ready to taste Grated nutmeg,
  7. Get 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
  8. Take 12 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, plus more for greasing
  9. Take 1 cup sugar
  10. Make ready 1 cup water
  11. Take FOR CHOCOLATE BABKA:
  12. Get 1/2 cup butter
  13. Prepare 255 gms chocolate
  14. Prepare 2 tsp espresso powder
  15. Take 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  16. Make ready 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  17. Get FOR CINNAMON BABKA:
  18. Take 4 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  19. Take 1 cup brown sugar
  20. Get 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (room temp)

A traditional babka cake is a good recipe for special occasions. Babka is a captivating bread: Try it once and it's difficult to stop at just a slice. The flavor is deliciously indulgent (dough baked into a golden brioche-like bread with a delicate crumb), but it's how you shape..up a classic babka recipe, but maybe there's something to be said about playing with a classic. Brush babka top with melted butter and sprinkle with half the streusel.

Steps to make Classic babka:
  1. Heat milk (slightly more than warm, not hot!) Add yeast and a pinch of sugar to milk, stir, and allow to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes, or until foaming.
  2. Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour, sugar, salt, and nutmeg. Affix dough hook, or if using bowl, mix with spoon. Add yeast mixture. Mix for 1 minute or until barely combined.
  3. Add eggs and mix on medium speed for about 5 minutes, or until the dough pulls away from the bowl of the mixer, and forms a cohesive ball. Add half the butter, and beat on medium speed for 5-7 minute or knead using hands until incorporated
  4. Repeat with remaining butter, adding flour 1 tablespoon at a time if the dough is too sticky. Form the dough into a ball, place in a large buttered bowl, and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Place in an off oven and allow to rise for 1 1/2 hours.
  5. Remove dough, punch down, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight (or at a minimum of 4 hours).
  6. Syrup: To make simple syrup, combine sugar and water, and simmer until syrupy, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
  7. If making chocolate babka, melt butter and chocolate together on medium power in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until completely smooth. Whisk in espresso powder, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar until a spreadable paste forms.
  8. If making cinnamon babka, combine cinnamon, sugar, and melted butter, combining thoroughly until a spreadable paste forms.
  9. Remove dough from the refrigerator, divide in half, and roll out to a 24 x 18 inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Spread evenly with desired filling, leaving a 1-inch gap around all sides. Roll into log lengthwise, and place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes, or until firm. Repeat with the other half of dough.
  10. Remove dough roll from the freezer, and using a bread knife, cut down the middle lengthwise, exposing all the chocolate/cinnamon layers. Hold the two halves of dough against each other so the cut sides are facing out, and twist into a decorative loaf. Watch the video to see it done! Place in buttered, parchment-lined loaf pans, cover with a samp towel, and allow to rise in the off oven for 1 1/2 hours.
  11. Preheat oven to 180 degrees and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the thickest part of the loaf comes out clean.
  12. Remove from the oven, place on wire racks, and immediately brush down with syrup. Allow to cool for at least an hour before slicing and serving.

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