Enhance Your Purim with a Delicious Chocolate Babka

by: RonitTreatman

Wed Feb 29, 2012 at 14:56:56 PM EST

Cook Kosher has created a video guide to making an excellent Babka with minimum effort. It is a Purim favorite and great for Mishloach Manot!  Please cook along with this clip.

Chocolate Babka Recipe after the jump.

— Dough:

• 2 oz fresh yeast (or 6 3/4 tsp dry yeast)
  
• 1/2 cup warm water
  
• 6 1/2 cup flour
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 12 oz margarine (3sticks)
  
• 1/2 cup warm orange juice
  
• 4 eggs
  
• pinch salt

— Filing:

• 2 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  
• 1 cup sifted cocoa
  
• 2 Tbsp coffee granules
  
• 1 Tbsp vanilla sugar

— Topping:

• 4 oz margarine (1 stick)
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1 1/2 cup flour
  
• 1 Tbsp vanilla sugar

— To assemble:

• oil for smearing
  
• 1 egg, beaten for egg wash

Directions:

— Dough:

1. Dissolve the yeast in the water with a drop of the sugar.
2. After it has completely dissolved, combine with the remaining ingredients in the mixer bowl.
3. Mix well with a dough hook to obtain a smooth dough.
4. Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour.

1. Mix all ingredients and mix well.

1. Mix by hand to form crumbs.

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
   
2. Grease 3 loaf pan. Divide dough into 3 parts. Work with one section at time.
   
3. Roll the dough to double the length of the pan (about the size of a cookie sheet) and smear with oil.
4. Smear 1/3 of the chocolate filling over the dough.
5. Roll up jelly roll style and pinch the ends closed.
6. Fold the roll in half and twist 3 times.
7. Transfer to loaf pan.
   
8. Brush with beaten egg.
9. Sprinkle the streusel over the entire roll.
10. Repeat with the remaining two parts of dough.
    
11. Bake for 1 hour.

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