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    Chocolate Babka

    Nov 02, 2021 5 minutes
    by Mark Huxsoll

    CHOCOLATE BABKA

    Serves 8 Total Time: 3 hours, plus 6 hours rising, chilling, and cooling

    The test kitchen’s preferred loaf pan, the USA Pan Loaf Pan, 1 lb Volume, measures 8½ by 4½ inches; if you use a 9 by 5-inch pan, start checking for doneness 15 minutes early. If the chocolate filling becomes too stiff to spread in step 6, use a rubber spatula to work it back to a softer texture. We developed this recipe using Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Premium Baking Bar. Do not overflour the counter when rolling out the dough in step 5, or it may slide when rolling and shaping. It will feel like a lot of syrup when brushing the loaf in step 10, but use all of it. As hard as it is to do, let the babka cool for the full 3 hours before slicing it.

    DOUGH

    2¼ cups (12 ⅓

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