Chocolate Babka

Name: Chocolate Babka
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups (12⅓ ounces/350 grams), bread flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1/2 cup, whole milk; 2 , large eggs; 1 tablespoon, grated orange zest (optional); 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams), granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces and softened, plus 1 tablespoon for greasing pan; 8 ounces (227 grams), bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; 1/2 cup (2 ounces/57 grams), confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 cup (1½ ounces/43 grams), unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), granulated sugar; 1/4 cup, water

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Breads
Holiday

By Mark Huxsoll ･ Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2022, Cook's Country TV

This rich, tender, yeasted bread with swirls of chocolate is an impressive holiday treat.

SERVES 8

TIME 3 hours, plus 6 hours rising, chilling, and cooling

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