Chocolate Babka

This Chocolate Babka Recipe is a sweet bread recipe with a ribbon of chocolate chips (or melted chocolate) throughout the bread. This recipe makes two loaves.

I love how moist and dense this bread is. It has a good dose of butter in it, chocolate and sugar, it might not be “health” bread but I like to call it my favorite, “mental-health” bread because it always makes me feel better.

A babka is a sweet braided bread or cake which originated in the Jewish communities of Poland and Ukraine.

WHAT IS BABKA BREAD?

PREP TIME: 1 HR

COOK TIME: 40 MIN

INGREDIENTS

– whole milk or half and half  – granulated white sugar, – active dry yeast – all-purpose flour – large eggs – large egg yolk

In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the warm milk and yeast, stir and allow it to sit for 5 minutes or until the mixture is foamy.

Activate the yeast:

Combine egg yolk and half and half in a small mixing bowl, cover, and set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Make the Egg Wash:

Assemble the Chocolate Babka Bread

Grease 2 loaf pans and line them with parchment paper. Punch the dough down. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, divide the dough in half and work with one at a time.

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