Best Chocolate Babka Recipe

The first time I heard about Babka was at my friend's place during Christmas. It was store bought and I tasted it for the first time and fell in love with the layers of chocolate and dough, which was a perfectly amazing combination. From then on it was in my mind that I should make this chocolate babka one day. But the process seemed tiring so where ever I found babka, I used to buy.

My kids love this and so I thought this is the best time while staying at home, to make the kids involved in baking and so here am today with this babka post. They enjoyed melting the chocolate, spreading the filling on the dough and last but not least licking the bowl of filling.

Babka is a sweet buttery yeast bread which has swirls of chocolate running through the layers. Those swirls pull apart into delectable, irresistible layers.We can make it the same day. But usually it is made in two days, to proof the dough and to bake the dough. The process of making babka is not difficult but it is time consuming.

With the measurements I gave we can make two big loaves of babka, but I made it into a huge one. This is a hit in my family. I am assuring that this will be everyones favorite dessert. Hope you will try this and let me know how this turned.

Ingredients:

1. All Purpose Flour- 2 Cups
2. Egg- 1
3. Yeast- 1 1/2 tbsp
4. Sugar- 1 tbsp
5. Salt- as required
6. Milk- 1 Cup
7. Butter- 4 tbsp

Chocolate Filling:

1. Chocolate Chips- 1 1/2Cup
2. Butter- 4 tbsp
3. Cocoa Powder-3tbsp

Method:

1. In a stand mixer, drop all purpose flour, egg, sugar, yeast, salt and milk. Mix on low speed until mixture comes together, scraping down the edges add the butter 1tbsp at a time until incorporated. Increase the speed to medium and knead the dough for about 10 minutes. We will get a soft dough.
2. Place this dough in a well oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and keep this overnight in refrigerator.
3. The next day remove the dough and prepare the chocolate filling.
4. meanwhile line a baking tray with parchment paper and grease with oil. Keep this aside till everything gets ready.
5. Place the butter, chocolate chips, cocoa powder and melt on a low flame. Stir in between. Once the chocolate chips start melting take it off from the stove and stir well till everything gets melted well.
6. On a floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle. Spread the chocolate filling evenly on the surface and start rolling tightly from the closest end. Cut the roll lengthwise into half, dividing the log into two long even halves, with the layers of dough and filling visible.
7. Cross the one half over the other and holding one end of the dough in each hand, start twisting tightly and nestle into the prepared tray.
8. Keep this covered for about 30 minutes and meanwhile preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
9. Place the proofed dough into the oven and bake for 30- 40 minutes or a skewer inserted comes out clean.
10. When done, take it out and let it cool and cut into desired pieces and enjoy with evening tea.