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Babka with Chocolate & Walnuts

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October 27, 2024
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    It’s time to do something with yeast again… or rather, let the yeast work for us! A classic recipe like this Chocolate Walnut Babka always looks quite complicated when you read the recipe, but it’s actually really easy. It just has a lot of steps and takes a lot of time. You have to be patient and let the yeast do the work, that’s all there is to it ;P

    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots

    Not everyone loves working with yeast dough. I know that, and I have to admit, that I’m also not feeling it all the time ;) Not because it’s complicated, as I already said. I don’t particularly like the waiting times involved. If you make a mistake (which can happen even to experienced bakers), you have to start again and often postpone the bake for a whole day. At least in my case, when you have deadlines or want to take pictures from the baked good. When you finish your second attempt in the middle of the night, there is no way to take decent pictures, for example. Very specific food blogger problems, I know. Other bakers probably do not even care about that ;P

    Well. Making mistakes is not automatically bad, to be honest. You always learn from your mistakes, right? The mistakes I make, you don’t have to do. I will tell you everything I know here and how to avoid the mistakes I made. That’s something good, right?! ;) You learn from your mistakes and in my case you do too. Only the good and well tested recipes end up here on the blog…

    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots

    Anyway. The recipe for this delicious Babka today was created as part of the »Bake Together – The Baking Surprise« event I do with my lovely blogger colleague Andrea from Zimtkeks & Apfeltarte. We are doing our little baking event for several years already. Once a month we agree on a topic/theme and both of us create something accordingly. We are not really baking together physically (because we live far away from each other), but we bake together »in spirit« and surprise each other with the results ;)

    This month’s theme is »Babka« – you guessed it already, I assume. The word Babka is used in various languages as a name for one’s grandmother. So in other words, you are baking yourself a grandma here and are probably going to eat her. Dark, I know ;P The bake has its origins in Eastern Europe. Depending on where you are, however, the name Babka is used for different cakes/bakes. In addition to the braided yeast bread with filling (like the one here), there is also a yeasted bundt cake they also call Babka (Wielkanocna). However, most people will think of the braided bread as Babka first, I assume.

    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots

    Well. Names and grandmas aside. Yeast dough is quite versatile. It is used for bread, brioche, cakes, and other bakes, as well as for this Babka here. The difference between these baked goods and the yeast dough used, are often the ingredients used to prepare the dough. Brioche dough or the yeast dough for a Babka is also called a »heavy« yeast dough. In addition to a simple yeast dough used in bread recipes, this one here has added fat, sugar, and eggs. This additional ingredients make the dough quite substantial/heavy/rich in calories, but also extremely tasty ;P

    If you want to make Babka, you need time. Kneading, shaping and filling a Babka is easy and not very time-consuming. It’s the waiting between those steps that takes so much time. Several hours of not doing anything ;) Baking and cooling then adds another couple of hours. If you want to dedicate yourself (and your time) to a recipe like this, you need to plan well. I always start quite early in the morning, so I can have a fresh and fluffy on the table in the afternoon for tea time. In case you don’t want to get up so early, I recommend looking for a recipe that allows you to let the dough rise overnight in the fridge. With that type of preparation, you are a little more flexible and faster on baking day ;)

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    Anyway. If you’d like to try more from this category, you might also want to take a look at these two recipes here: My Chocolate Streusel Babka is quite similar to this recipe here, but made with fresh baker’s yeast instead of dry yeast. I love to use fresh yeast! If you like it a little easier and faster, you should try my Simple & Easy Sweet Braided Loaf. An absolute classic we bake all the time even though it’s something you would typically bake for Easter ;)

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    Bake Together – The Baking Surprise

    INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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    For the dough:
    1/2 cup (120ml) lukewarm milk
    1 envelope active dry yeast (for 18 oz. of flour)
    1/4 cup (50g) sugar
    1 large egg
    1 large egg yolk
    2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour, plus some more
    1/4 tsp. salt
    3.5 oz. (100g) butter, room temperature

    For the filling:
    3 oz. (85g) semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
    1 oz. (30g) butter
    2 tbsp. cocoa powder
    1 tbsp. sugar
    1.8 oz. (50g) walnuts (or pecans), finely chopped

    For the streusels:
    1.4 oz. (40g) all-purpose flour
    3 tbsp. brown sugar
    1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1 pinch of salt
    1 oz. (30g) butter

    For the egg wash:
    1 large egg white
    1 tsp. sugar

    Für den Teig:
    120ml lauwarme Milch
    1 Pkg. Trockenhefe (für 500g Mehl)
    50g Zucker
    1 Ei (L)
    1 Eigelb (L)
    260g Mehl (Type 405), plus etwas mehr
    1/4 TL Salz
    100 weiche Butter

    Für die Füllung:
    85g Zartbitterschokolade, gehackt
    30g Butter
    2 EL Kakao
    1 EL Zucker
    50 g Walnüsse (oder Pekannüsse), fein gehackt

    Für die Streusel:
    40g Mehl (Type 405)
    3 EL brauner Zucker
    1/4 TL Zimt
    1 Prise Salz
    30g Butter

    Zum Bestreichen:
    1 Eiweiß (L)
    1 TL Zucker

    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots

    DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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    1. Add the lukewarm milk to the bowl of a food processor. Add the dry yeast and 1 teaspoon of the sugar and mix to combine. Let the yeast bubble for about 5 minutes.

    2. Add the remaining sugar, egg, egg yolk, flour, and salt to the bowl and knead with a dough hook until the dough starts coming together. Gradually add the butter (in small pieces) and keep kneading until the butter is completely incorporated. The dough should be smooth and only slightly sticky. It should be coming off the sides of the bowl and crawling up the dough hook – this takes about 10-12 minutes.

    3. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead it a bit longer, then place it in a greased bowl. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 90-120 minutes until doubled in size, then place the bowl in the fridge and chill the dough for about 45 minutes.

    4. Shortly before it’s time to take the dough out of the fridge, start preparing the filling and the streusels. Add chopped chocolate, butter, cocoa powder, and sugar for the filling to a microwave-safe bowl and mix to combine. Warm in the microwave in short intervals until the chocolate has melted and have a smooth chocolate sauce. Set aside.

    5. For the streusels, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and mix (with your fingers) until you get different-sized streusels. Place in the fridge until needed.

    6. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 50x30cm rectangle. Spread the chocolate sauce evenly on the rectangle and sprinkle the chopped nuts all over. Roll up the dough from the longer side to create a long log. Cut this log in half and place both shorter logs next to each other. Fold them over each other/twist them to create a braid. Line a loaf tin* (approx. 23x11cm) with a piece of baking parchment and grease lightly. Place the braid inside the loaf tin, cover, and let rise another 35-45 minutes.

    7. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Mix the leftover egg white with sugar and brush the braid/Babka generously with it. Sprinkle the streusels on top and bake the Babka for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown. Take out of the oven and let cool down inside the baking tin for some time, then lift the Babka out of the tin with the baking parchment and let cool down completely on a wire rack.

    1. Die lauwarme Milch in die Schüssel einer Küchenmaschine geben. Trockenhefe und etwa 1 Teelöffel des Zuckers dazugeben und in die Milch einrühren – die Hefe etwa 5 Minuten lang blubbern lassen.

    2. Den verbliebenen Zucker, Ei, Eigelb, Mehl und Salz in die Schüssel dazugeben und mit dem Knethaken so lange verkneten, bis der Teig anfängt zusammenzuhalten. Dann nach und nach die Butter (in kleinen Stücken) dazugeben und weiter kneten lassen, bis die Butter vollständig eingearbeitet ist. Der Teig sollte am Ende glatt und nur leicht klebrig sein. Er sollte sich von den Rändern der Schüssel lösen und am Knethaken hochkrabbeln – das dauert etwa 10-12 Minuten.

    3. Den Teig auf eine leicht bemehlte Fläche geben und noch einmal durchkneten, dann in eine gefettete Schüssel setzen. Die Schüssel abdecken und den Teig an einem warmen Ort etwa 90-120 Minuten gehen lassen, bis sich seine Größe in etwa verdoppelt hat. Danach die Schüssel in den Kühlschrank stellen und den Teig etwa 45 Minuten lang kühlen.

    4. Kurz bevor der Teig aus dem Kühlschrank genommen wird, mit der Zubereitung der Füllung und der Streusel beginnen. Die gehackte Schokolade mit Butter, Kakaopulver und Zucker für die Füllung in einer mikrowellengeeigneten Schüssel vermengen, dann in der Mikrowelle in kurzen Intervallen erwärmen, bis die Schokolade geschmolzen ist und eine glatte Schokoladensauce entsteht. Zur Seite stellen.

    5. Für die Streusel Mehl, braunen Zucker, Zimt und Salz in einer Schüssel vermischen. Die Butter dazugeben und mit den Fingern zu Streuseln verarbeiten. Bis zur Verwendung in den Kühlschrank stellen.

    6. Den Teig auf einer leicht bemehlten Fläche zu einem etwa 50x30cm großen Rechteck ausrollen. Die Schokoladensauce gleichmäßig darauf verteilen und mit den gehackten Müssen bestreuen. Das Rechteck dann von der längeren Seite her aufrollen. Die entstandene Rolle halbieren und die beiden daraus resultierenden kürzeren Rollen nebeneinander legen. Diese beiden Stücke jetzt mehrmals übereinander falten bzw. miteinander verdrehen, wie bei einem Zopf. Eine Kastenform* (etwa 23x11cm) mit einem Stück Backpapier auslegen und leicht einfetten. Den Zopf in die Kastenform legen, abdecken und weitere 35-45 Minuten gehen lassen.

    7. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Das Eiweiß mit dem Zucker verrühren und den Zopf bzw. die Babka großzügig damit bestreichen. Die Streusel darüber streuen und dann für etwa 50-55 Minuten backen – das Gebäck sollte gut Farbe bekommen haben. Die Babka aus dem Ofen nehmen und kurze Zeit in der Form abkühlen lassen, dann mithilfe des Backpapiers aus der Form heben und auf einem Kuchengitter komplett abkühlen lassen.

    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots
    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots

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    Babka mit Schokolade & Walnüssen | Bake to the roots

    Babka with Chocolate & Walnuts

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    • Prep Time: 00:50
    • Cook Time: 00:50
    • Total Time: 05:00
    • Yield: 1 1x
    • Category: Bread
    • Cuisine: International
    • Diet: Vegetarian
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    Fluffy, chocolaty, and nutty – this Chocolate & Walnut Babka is an absolute delight. Takes some time to prepare, but worth every minute!


    Ingredients

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    For the dough:
    1/2 cup (120ml) lukewarm milk
    1 envelope active dry yeast (for 18 oz. of flour)
    1/4 cup (50g) sugar
    1 large egg
    1 large egg yolk
    2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour, plus some more
    1/4 tsp. salt
    3.5 oz. (100g) butter, room temperature

    For the filling:
    3 oz. (85g) semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
    1 oz. (30g) butter
    2 tbsp. cocoa powder
    1 tbsp. sugar
    1.8 oz. (50g) walnuts (or pecans), finely chopped

    For the streusels:
    1.4 oz. (40g) all-purpose flour
    3 tbsp. brown sugar
    1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1 pinch of salt
    1 oz. (30g) butter

    For the egg wash:
    1 large egg white
    1 tsp. sugar


    Instructions

    1. Add the lukewarm milk to the bowl of a food processor. Add the dry yeast and 1 teaspoon of the sugar and mix to combine. Let the yeast bubble for about 5 minutes.

    2. Add the remaining sugar, egg, egg yolk, flour, and salt to the bowl and knead with a dough hook until the dough starts coming together. Gradually add the butter (in small pieces) and keep kneading until the butter is completely incorporated. The dough should be smooth and only slightly sticky. It should be coming off the sides of the bowl and crawling up the dough hook – this takes about 10-12 minutes.

    3. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead it a bit longer, then place it in a greased bowl. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 90-120 minutes until doubled in size, then place the bowl in the fridge and chill the dough for about 45 minutes.

    4. Shortly before it’s time to take the dough out of the fridge, start preparing the filling and the streusels. Add chopped chocolate, butter, cocoa powder, and sugar for the filling to a microwave-safe bowl and mix to combine. Warm in the microwave in short intervals until the chocolate has melted and have a smooth chocolate sauce. Set aside.

    5. For the streusels, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and mix (with your fingers) until you get different-sized streusels. Place in the fridge until needed.

    6. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 50x30cm rectangle. Spread the chocolate sauce evenly on the rectangle and sprinkle the chopped nuts all over. Roll up the dough from the longer side to create a long log. Cut this log in half and place both shorter logs next to each other. Fold them over each other/twist them to create a braid. Line a loaf tin* (approx. 23x11cm) with a piece of baking parchment and grease lightly. Place the braid inside the loaf tin, cover, and let rise another 35-45 minutes.

    7. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Mix the leftover egg white with sugar and brush the braid/Babka generously with it. Sprinkle the streusels on top and bake the Babka for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown. Take out of the oven and let cool down inside the baking tin for some time, then lift the Babka out of the tin with the baking parchment and let cool down completely on a wire rack.


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