I must start this post with a thank you. A MASSIVE thank you in fact to The Gentleman Baker who put me onto this bread bake. Before him, I had never actually heard of Babka before.
I had spied his incredibly mouth watering photo of a ‘just baked’ Babka on Instagram and had to find out more. Obviously, out came Google search, an apron and the bread flour…
Chocolate Babka is a perfect fit with MyChocolateSoul. Indulgent, soul nourishing food that will put a smile on almost anyone’s face. How could I not give it a go?!
Having scoured the internet for further info on this Polish/Jewish sweet bread, I settled on an amalgamation of two recipes. The Purple Foodie’s recipe was my starting point and base recipe, but I also went back to The Gentleman Baker’s version for the glaze too. Both are quite similar: You knead, you wait. You knead, you wait. You fill with chocolate and cinnamon, you twist, you wait. You bake, and devour.
Creamy, soft, light sweet-bread with a crisp shiny crust, encasing molten cinnamon-y chocolate chunks. What’s not to love?! Granted the calories might be a little hinderence to a fully blown unfaltering love affair with this bread, but once you’ve tasted it, I can promise you that calories are the last thing on your mind (Yes, yes, I am well aware that I am meant to be on a health kick *rolls eyes* …).
I cannot recommend this bake enough. I mean, there is no way you cannot have a go at this really. It’s called a chocolate Babka for god’s sake.
Babka.
It should Just be baked because of it’s amazing name.
Have you baked a Babka before? Or even heard of one? The recipe I used produced two big loaves (one of which I froze just before baking, and once defrosted baked just as well as the first) – who fancies a slice?
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We ate this one in a day too… BUT.. in our defence, we had another 3 people to help this time! Have you got any recipes that you try to redo/improve at all? I’m a stickler for always trying to make things ‘better’! Are you?
