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Chocolate Babka

A rich, twisted sweet yeast bread filled with deep chocolate swirls and baked to golden perfection.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Servings: 10 slices
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar
  • 2.25 tsp active dry yeast
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.75 cup milk warm
  • 2 eggs large
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Filling
  • 1 cup dark chocolate finely chopped
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter
  • 0.25 cup cocoa powder
  • 0.5 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
Sugar Syrup
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer

Method
 

  1. Activate yeast in warm milk with sugar until foamy.
  2. Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add eggs, vanilla, and yeast mixture to form dough.
  3. Knead in softened butter until smooth and elastic.
  4. Let dough rise until doubled in size.
  5. Prepare chocolate filling by melting butter and chocolate, then stirring in remaining ingredients.
  6. Roll dough into rectangle, spread filling, and roll into log.
  7. Slice lengthwise, twist halves together, and place in loaf pan.
  8. Rise again until puffy.
  9. Bake at 350°F for 35–40 minutes.
  10. Brush warm loaf with sugar syrup and cool completely.

Notes

Chilling the rolled dough before twisting helps create defined chocolate swirls.