Of Jewish origin, babka is a super tasty sweet bread! With a buttery dough, this bread can be filled with cinnamon, chocolate, Nutella, guava and other delicious ingredients. In addition, it is a great option to serve for afternoon coffee with friends and family. Want to learn how to make this delight? So, check out the recipes below:
1. Simple Babka
Ingredients
Pasta
- 10 g of dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1/3 cup of warm water
- 2 1/2 cups of flour
- 4 tablespoons of sugar
- 100 g butter at room temperature
- 2 eggs
Filling
- 100 g of melted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 white sugar
- 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, place the yeast, sugar, water, mix well and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes;
- In another bowl, place the flour, sugar and mix well;
- Transfer to a clean countertop and make a hole in the middle;
- In this hole, place the butter, eggs, yeast mixture and stir well;
- Knead for about 10 minutes until a smooth and homogeneous dough forms;
- Place in a bowl, cover with a cloth and let it rest for 60 minutes;
- Meanwhile, for the filling, mix the butter with the sugars and cinnamon. Reserve;
- Roll out the dough, on a floured surface, until it’s very thin and spread the stuffing over it;
- Roll it up gently and make a braid with it;
- Place the braid in a loaf pan greased with parchment paper, brush with a beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar and make small cuts;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 60 to 75 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Then just enjoy!
2. Babka with guava
Ingredients
Pasta
- 150 ml warm skimmed milk
- 8 g crystal sugar
- 7.5 g dry yeast
- 350 g wheat flour
- 1 egg
- 115 g butter at room temperature
- 1.5 g refined salt
Filling
- 300 g guava husk, cubed
- 50 ml water
Syrup
- 70 ml water
- 50 g crystal sugar
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, place the milk, sugar, yeast and mix;
- Add 50 g flour and let it rest for 15 minutes;
- Mix again, add the egg, butter and stir;
- Add the rest of the flour, salt and knead until a smooth and soft dough forms. Reserve;
- Separate part of the guava to use later. The rest put in a pan with water and cook until dissolved;
- Open the dough, fill with the melted guava and add the reserved guava cubes;
- Divide the dough vertically in half and braid the two pieces;
- Transfer to a greased shape with parchment paper and let it ferment for 30 to 35 minutes. Then bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes;
- For the syrup, put the water and sugar in the pan and cook until dissolved;
- Brush the syrup over the babka as soon as it comes out of the oven and enjoy!
3. Babka with dulce de leche
Ingredients
Pasta
- 3 1/2 cups of wheat flour
- 1/2 tea cup of sugar
- salt to taste
- 1 packet of dry yeast
- 1 egg
- 4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1 cup warm coconut milk
Filling
- 2 cups of dulce de leche tea
- 2 cups of shredded coconut
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, place the flour, sugar, salt, yeast and mix well;
- Add the egg, butter, coconut milk and beat with the mixer hook until it becomes a dough and starts to come away from the bowl;
- Transfer to a bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rest for 1 hour;
- Roll out the dough on a smooth and floured surface, fill with the dulce de leche and the grated coconut;
- Roll up like a swiss roll, cut in half vertically and braid the two halves;
- Place the babka on a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush a beaten egg on top;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180º C for about 30 minutes or until golden and serve!
4. Babka with chocolate
Ingredients
- 60 g of wheat flour
- 60 g of water
- 4 g of dry yeast
- 340 g of wheat flour
- 8 g of salt
- 50 g of sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 60 g of whole milk
- 80 g unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature
Pasta
Filling
- 60 g of butter
- 90 g semisweet chocolate
- 40 g icing sugar
- 1 g of corn starch
- 20 g cocoa powder
Roof
- 50 g of water
- 50 g of sugar
Preparation mode
- In a container, place the flour, water, yeast, mix, cover with plastic and let it rest for 60 minutes;
- In the bowl of the mixer, place the rest of the flour, salt, sugar, the previous raisin mixture, the eggs and the milk;
- Turn the mixer on low speed for 5 minutes;
- Add more milk if your dough is coming off the bowl. In this case, add another 20 g of milk and beat for another 5 minutes until it becomes softer and not very sticky;
- On medium speed, beat the dough for 10 minutes;
- Add the butter and beat on low speed for 5 minutes;
- With the butter added to the dough, beat for the last time for 10 minutes on medium speed;
- Cover the bowl and let it rest for 30 minutes at room temperature and 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Meanwhile, for the filling, place the butter, chocolate in the pan, mix until melted and turn off the heat;
- Add the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder and mix until the ingredients are incorporated;
- On a smooth and floured countertop, open the dough, fill and roll up like a roulade;
- Cut in half and braid both sides, leaving the stuffing side up;
- Place the dough in a greased shape with parchment paper, cover with a cloth and let it rest for 1 hour;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 45 minutes.
- For syrup, add water, sugar and cook until dissolved;
- As soon as the babka comes out of the oven, brush it with the syrup and it’s ready!
5. Babka with chocolate and cream
Ingredients
Pasta
- 480 g of wheat flour
- 12 g of dry yeast
- 150 ml of warm milk
- 400 g of wheat flour
- 3 eggs
- 100 g of butter
- 50 g of sugar
- salt to taste
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Vanilla essence to taste
Filling
- 100 g of 60% dark chocolate
- 100 ml of sour cream
- 1 dessert spoon of cocoa powder
- 1 dessert spoon of butter
Syrup
- 100 ml of water
- 100 g of sugar
- orange peels
Preparation mode
- In a small pot, place the 80 g flour, the yeast, the milk, mix well and let it rest for 20 minutes;
- In the mixer, place the rest of the flour, eggs, butter, sugar, salt, lemon zest, vanilla essence and beat on low speed to mix;
- Add the yeast and beat for 10 minutes;
- Cover the bowl with a cloth and let it rest for 40 minutes;
- For the filling, in a bain-marie, melt the chocolate with the cream, cocoa powder, butter, mix until a shiny ganache is formed;
- Open the dough, fill with the ganache and roll up like a roulade;
- Cut in half lengthwise and braid;
- Place in a greased pudding mold, cover with a cloth and let it rest for 1 hour;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 170º for 30 to 35 minutes;
- For the syrup, boil the water with the sugar, the orange peels;
- Pour it over the babka and it’s done!
6. Babka with chocolate and vanilla
Ingredients
Pasta
- 300 ml of warm milk
- 5 g of dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 680 g of wheat flour
- 2 beaten eggs
- 50 g of sugar
- 20 g of vanilla sugar
- 5 g of salt
- 100 g of butter
Filling
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 100 g of chocolate bar
- 3 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, place the warm milk, yeast, sugar, 80 g of flour and mix;
- Cover and let rise for 15 to 20 minutes to form a sponge;
- Transfer the sponge to a bowl, add the eggs, sugars, salt and half of the remaining sifted flour. Mix well;
- Put the butter, the rest of the flour and knead until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough;
- Cover with a cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes;
- For the filling, place the butter, the chocolate bar in the pan and let it melt;
- Add the chocolate powder, mix and let it cool;
- Roll out the dough on a clean and floured bench, fill with the chocolate and roll up;
- Cut into slices of two centimeters;
- Place the slices in a greased and floured shape;
- Cover again and let double in size;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for 30 minutes, then place at 180 degrees and leave for another 20 minutes. Enjoy your food!
7. Babka with chocolate and honey
Ingredients
Pasta
- 1 cup of warm milk
- 10 g of dry yeast
- 4 cups of wheat flour
- 1/3 cup of sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 150 g of butter
Filling
- 300 g milk chocolate
- 100 g of dark chocolate
- 3 tablespoons of honey
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, place the yeast, milk, mix and let it rest for 5 minutes;
- In another bowl, place the flour, sugar, salt and mix well;
- In the bowl with the yeast, place the egg, stir and pour into the dry mixture;
- Knead lightly for 2 minutes, add the butter and knead again until it doesn’t stick to your hands;
- Cover with a cloth and let it rest for 1 hour;
- In a water bath, melt the chocolates, add the honey and mix well;
- Roll out the dough on a clean and floured surface and fill with the chocolate;
- Roll up, cut in half and braid;
- Transfer to a greased roast, brush a beaten egg on top and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes or until golden and it’s ready!
8. Babka with chocolate and orange syrup
Ingredients
Pasta
- 145 g levain or 6 g dry yeast
- 110 g of milk
- 2 eggs
- 35 g of sugar
- 320 g of wheat flour
- 125 g of butter
Filling
- 80 g of butter
- 100 g of 70% chocolate
- 80 g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1/3 grated nutmeg
- 20 g cocoa powder
Syrup
- 5 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons of liqueur
- 2 tablespoons of water
Preparation mode
- In the bowl of the mixer, place the levain or yeast, milk, eggs, sugar, flour and beat with the hook of the mixer on low speed for 4 minutes;
- Add the butter gradually, increase the speed of the mixer and beat for 8 minutes;
- Cover with a cloth and let it rest for 3 hours at room temperature. Then leave it in the fridge for 12 hours;
- For the filling, place the butter, chocolate and melt in the microwave;
- Add the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa powder and mix until it becomes a paste;
- Open the dough and fill with the chocolate;
- Cut in half, make a braid and accommodate the babka in a greased shape with parchment paper;
- Cover with a cloth and wait for it to double in size;
- Brush a beaten egg with water on top and bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 40 minutes;
- Meanwhile, for the syrup, put the sugar, orange juice, orange zest, liqueur, water in the pan and cook until reduced;
- Brush the syrup over the babka and you’re done!
9. Babka with Nutella
Ingredients
Pasta
- 150 ml warm skimmed milk
- 8 g of crystal sugar
- 7.5 g of dry yeast
- 350 g of wheat flour
- 1 egg
- 115 g butter at room temperature
- 1.5 g of salt
Filling
- 200 g of Nutella
- 30 g cashews, crushed and toasted
Syrup
- 70 ml of water
- 50 g of crystal sugar
Preparation mode
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, place the milk, sugar,…