Dutch Oven Braided Chocolate Babka

Name: Dutch Oven Braided Chocolate Babka
Yield: Makes 1 Loaf
Ingredients: 4 cups (20 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1 cup (8 ounces), whole milk, room temperature; ½ cup (3½ ounces), granulated sugar; 4 , large egg yolks, room temperature; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 4 ounces, bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 6 tablespoons (1⅛ ounces), unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ cup (2 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 2 , large egg whites; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and pinch salt

15 comments

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Quick Breads

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Cook It In Your Dutch Oven

SERVESMakes 1 Loaf

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Cook It In Your Dutch Oven

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Elegant and decadent chocolate babka is always a treat, but we wanted to take this dramatic loaf one step further and create a statuesque braided version with stunning spirals of deep, rich chocolate that would be worthy of a holiday breakf...

This is a members' feature.