Recipe- Nutella Babka Is The Best Breakfast Ever

Babka is a buttery sweet yeast bread. It’s almost like a cake! This nutella babka has a soft brioche, which is filled with nutella and baked to perfection!

It takes some amount of work (& time!) to put it all together but one bite into it and it all seems worth it! Nutella Babka + Coffee = the best breakfast ever.

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk warm
1 teaspoon sugar
2.25 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature (1 stick)
1/2 cup granulated white sugar 100 grams
2 large eggs at room temperature
3.5 cups all purpose flour + 1/4-1/3 cup extra, as needed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1.5 cups nutella

Sugar Syrup

1/3 cup water
1/3 cup granulated white sugar

Method

* Mix warm milk with 1 teaspoon sugar and active dry yeast. Let proof for 10 minutes.

* Using your stand or hand mixer, mix together butter and sugar until well combined. Add eggs and mix well.

* Add the proofed yeast mixture and then start adding the flour. Add 3.5 cups at first. Also add the salt and mix.

* Once everything is well combined, start kneading the dough. You can do this your hands. I used the dough hook attachment of my stand mixer.

* Knead for 6 to 7 minutes until a soft dough is formed, it should leave the sides of the bowl. If it feels too sticky and doesn't leave the sides, add 1/4 to 1/3 cup extra flour at this point.

* Transfer dough to a large bowl brushed with oil and let rise for in a warm place for 90 minutes or until doubled in size.

* After the dough has risen, divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Roll each part into a rectangle, approx 9 x 13 inch rectangle.

* Spread 3/4 cup nutella on each rectangle. Roll the rectangles tightly, starting from the longer side to form a log. Use your hands to even out the rolls.

* Using a serrated knife, cut the dough into half. Make a plait by lifting the right half of the dough over the left half and then repeat the process but this time lift left half over the right (with the cut sides facing up).

* Carefully lift the dough and transfer to two 9x5 loaf pans. Cover the pans looselt with a cling wrap and let it rise for 30 minutes in a warm place. Meanwhile pre-heat the oven to 350 F degrees.

* Once the dough has risen again, brush each dough with the egg wash (prepare by mixing 1 large egg with 1 tablespoon milk).

* Bake the loaves at 350 F degrees for 35-40 minutes.

* While the babka is in the oven, make the sugar syrup. Add water and sugar to a small pan and bring it to boil. Let the sugar dissolve and then remove the pan from heat. Set aside to cool.

* Once the bread has baked, take it out of the oven and poke holes in both the loaves using fork or chopsticks. Pour sugar syrup on the two loaves.

* Let the bread absorb the sugar syrup for 15 minutes. Transfer the bread loaves onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve warm.