Pizza Babka

Name: Pizza Babka
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 2¼ cups (12⅓ ounces), bread flour; 1½ teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; ½ cup, whole milk; 2 , large eggs; 1 tablespoon, sugar; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces and softened; 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; ½ teaspoon, dried oregano; ¼ teaspoon, red pepper flakes; ½ cup, tomato paste; 1 teaspoon, red wine vinegar; ½ cup, chopped fresh basil; 6 ounces, provolone piccante, shredded (1½ cups); 1½ ounces, Pecorino Romano cheese, grated (¾ cup), divided; 1 , large egg with 1 teaspoon water

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By Sarah Ewald

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cheese

Pizza

Babka is usually sweet. Filling this enriched dough with savory ingredients instead makes for something truly special.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Savory Baker

SERVESMakes 1 loaf

TIME1¾ hours, plus 8¾ hours resting and cooling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Savory Baker

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Babka is usually sweet, its many layers of dough swirled with chocolate, sweet cheese, cinnamon, or poppy seeds. But filling this enriched dough with savory ingredients instead makes for something truly special. The flavor inspiration for t...

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