Dessert for 1

Chocolate Babka

Name: Chocolate Babka
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter (optional); 1/2 cup warm water; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 1/8 tsp salt; 1 tsp rapid-rise/instant yeast; 2 large eggs; 1 large egg yolk; 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread; 3 oz bittersweet chocolate; 1/4 cup water; 6 tbsp sugar; generous pinch salt

Yeasted chocolate dough rises briefly, twists around chocolate filling, and bakes beneath a simple sugar syrup.

$4.40per serving $$$

70 minstart to table

1servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter (optional)
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp rapid-rise/instant yeast
2 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread
3 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/4 cup water
6 tbsp sugar
generous pinch salt

Steps

Stir the warm water, sugar, salt, yeast, eggs, yolk, and melted butter in a large bowl.
Add the flour and knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth, then let it rise for 20 minutes.
Roll the dough into a rectangle, spread it with chocolate hazelnut spread, and sprinkle it with chopped bittersweet chocolate.
Roll the dough tightly, twist it, and place it in an oiled 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
Heat the oven to 350 F and bake the babka for 30 to 35 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
Boil the water, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan for 3 minutes, then brush the syrup over the hot babka.

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