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Chocolate Babka

Prep Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2-3 cups flour
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Filling

  • 7 tbsp butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 5 tbsp baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Make the bread and kneed it for 10 minutes.
  • Refrigerate for 6 hours
  • Grease a loaf pan and line with parchment paper
  • Make the filling in a sauce pan melt the butter over heat and add sugar remove from heat add the chocolate and cocoa and cinnamon.
  • Roll out the dough and spread the filling evenly on top.  sprinkle the walnuts over it. Roll the dough up starting at a long side.
  • Place seam side down.  Using a sharp knife cut the dough in half within 1/2 inch to the bottom.  Keep the cut sides up and twist the dough together.  Place it in a rough coil in the loaf pan.
  • Let it rise for 2 hours until doubled.
  • Heat the oven to 375 F and bake for 30-35 minutes