Chocolate Babka
Easy chocolate babka recipe! Moist & pillowy bread swirled with rich dark chocolate in every bite. Follow this simple step-by-step tutorial!
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 3625kcal
Ingredients
For the Bread
- 3 ⅓ cups bread flour divided (you may need slightly more or less)
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅔ cup milk warm, not hot (aim for 105 degrees F)
- ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream warm, not hot (aim for 105 degrees F)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons dry active yeast (1 packet or ¼ ounce)
- 2 eggs large
For the Filling
- 6 ounces chocolate chopped
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
To Make the Bread
- Stir about half the flour together with the salt in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the center, and pour in the milk, cream, melted butter, and sugar.
- Sprinkle the yeast on top of the liquids and allow it to dissolve (approx. 5 minutes).
- Stir together until combined, then add the eggs.
- Stir until fully incorporated, then add the remaining flour, a little at a time, until the dough is no longer sticky. (It should gather itself into a ball and pully cleanly away from the sides of the bowl. You may need slightly more or less flour.)
- Cover lightly with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise in a warm place until doubled in volume (approx. 1 hour).
- Punch the dough down and roll it out to a thin, wide rectangle.
- Spread the filling on top, leaving a bare margin around the edges for sealing.
- Starting at one of the short sides of the rectangle, roll into a short, tight log.
- Starting near the top of the log, slice the log in half lengthwise.
- Twist the two long halves around one another and place in a loaf pan.
- Cover lightly and set in a warm place to rise a second time until doubled (approx. 1 hour).
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and bake the bread until it registers an internal temperature of around 195 degrees F (approx. 1 hour).*
To Make the Filling
- Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-safe bowl.
- Heat the cream (either in the microwave or in a pot on the stove over medium-low heat) until steamy.
- Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.
- Stir the cream and chocolate together until smooth and combined.
Notes
*Tent with foil if the babka is getting too brown on top.
Nutrition
Serving: 1loaf | Calories: 3625kcal | Carbohydrates: 456g | Protein: 80g | Fat: 175g | Saturated Fat: 102g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 49g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 624mg | Sodium: 2014mg | Potassium: 1489mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 137g | Vitamin A: 4187IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 461mg | Iron: 10mg