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> From: rKimble@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Reeva Kimble)
> Subject: Babka (coffee cake)
> Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 13:23:13 -0700 (PDT)
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> Does anyone have a recipe for Babka?
>
> According to Mollie Katzen in her book Still Life With Menu, Babka is an
> East European-style coffee cake, usually made with yeasted dough and a
> semisweet filling. It can be considered a cakey bread or a bready cake.
>
> She has a recipe for a Chocolate Babka which she says has a filling like a
> working person=B9s version of the classic petit pan au chocolat.
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> I am trying to adapted her recipe to make a bread machine dough Babka with
> a cinnamon-nut-sugar filling. You could save me the trial and error if you
> have a proper recipe.
>
> Thanks,
> Reeva Kimble
> Eugene, Oregon
Reeva, and everyone else reading,
This isn't ABM-specific, but it's a good recipe. I'm sorry I don't have
exactly what you are looking for, but I hope you enjoy it.
TAMARA
CHOCOLATE SWIRL BABKA
2 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (105-115 deg.)
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup warm milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 Tbsp butter, softened
4-1/2 - 5 cups flour
3 eggs
3 Tbsp butter, melted
1 cup walnuts
Filling
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
2/3 cup sugar
Dir.: Blend until there are no lumps.
Streusel Topping
2 Tbsp butter, softened
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup flour
Dir.: Combine first 2 ingredients until smooth. Add sugar & blend.
Add flour and mix until crumbly.
Sprinkle yeast over warm water, add 1 tsp sugar. Let stand 5 minutes.
Add sugar, milk, salt, vanilla, and butter. Add 2-1/2 cups flour and
mix to blend. Beat on medium until smooth and elastic (about 5 min.).
Separate 1 egg and save white for the glaze. Beat yolk and whole eggs
one at a time into mixture. Add 1-1/2 cups more flour.
Turn dough out onto lightly floured board or cloth. Knead 10-15 min.
until small bubbles appear in dough. Continue adding small amounts
of flour as is necessary.
Turn dough into greased bowl and cover. Let rise until doubled,
about 30-45 minutes.
Punch down dough and invert bowl over dough. Let rest 10 minutes.
Divide dough in half and roll out into 2 10x20" rectangles. Brush
1/2 of melted butter over each rectangle, leaving 1/2" margin around
all edges. Sprinkle 1/2 of cocoa mixture over each, then sprinkle
nuts 1/2 over each.
Beginning with long sides, roll jellyroll fashion and pinch to seal.
Place zig-zag to fit in 4-1/2 x 8-1/2" loaf pans. Let rise to doubled
about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350. Beat egg white with 1 tsp water. Brush dough
with glaze and sprinkle topping over dough.
Bake 30-35 minutes. Carefully remove from pans and let cool on rack.