Babka Wielkanocna
A festive Polish Easter sweet bread swirled with chocolate and nuts. Rich, tender, and studded with dried fruit—a showstopping centerpiece for your holiday table.
- Total time
- 120 min
- Servings
- 6
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 9g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Warm milk to 110°F. Whisk in yeast and 1 tbsp sugar; let sit 5 min until foamy.
Step 2
Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center.
Step 3
Pour yeast mixture into the well. Add remaining sugar, eggs, butter, and vanilla.
Step 4
Mix with a wooden spoon until shaggy; transfer to a floured surface and knead 8-10 min.
Step 5
Dough should be smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, cover, let rise 1 hour.
Step 6
While dough rises, combine chocolate, nuts, raisins, melted butter, and sugar in a bowl.
Step 7
Punch down dough. Roll into a 16x12-inch rectangle on parchment paper.
Step 8
Spread filling evenly over dough, leaving a 1-inch border on all sides.
Step 9
Roll tightly from a long side. Coil or twist the log loosely, then fit into a greased 9-inch round cake pan.
Step 10
Cover and let rise 45 minutes until puffy and almost doubled in size.
Step 11
Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake babka 30-35 minutes until golden brown on top.
Step 12
Cool in pan 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Tools you’ll need
- 9-inch round cake pan
- large mixing bowl
- wooden spoon
- kitchen scale or measuring cups
- wire rack
- parchment paper
- oven thermometer
- instant-read thermometer (optional, for milk temp)
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