Nutella Babka Recipe

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Nutella Babka
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Ingredients
22
Count
Nutrition
879
Calories
Total time
235
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make dough: Peel, cube and boil (until soft) one small potato, weighing about 3 ounces, in just enough water to cover. Strain out the potato pieces and mash them with a fork. Set aside the potato and water to cool. Freeze any extra water in ice cube trays. Use potato water in place of the liquid in any bread recipe. It’ll make the dough soft and sweet.
  2. Pour lukewarm potato water or buttermilk into a small bowl. Sprinkle yeast and pinch of sugar over milk; let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
  3. In a bowl, whisk together sugar, 2/3 egg, and 2/3 egg yolk. Add egg mixture to yeast mixture, and whisk to combine.
  4. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flour and salt. Add egg mixture, and beat on low speed until almost all the flour is incorporated, about 30 seconds. Change to the dough hook. Add 2 tablespoons butter, and beat until flour mixture and butter are completely incorporated, and a smooth, soft dough that’s slightly sticky when squeezed is formed, about 10 minutes.
  5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead a few turns until smooth. Butter a large bowl. Place dough in bowl, and turn to coat. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
  6. Make filling and shape dough:While the dough is rising, place chocolate and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir to combine. Stir in the Nutella until well combined.
  7. Generously butter a 9×5x 2 3/4-inch loaf pan line with parchment paper. Beat remaining 1/3 egg with 1 teaspoon milk; set egg wash aside. Gently punch down the dough, and transfer to a clean surface. Let rest 5 minutes. On a generously floured surface, roll dough out into a 16-inch square; it should be 1/8 inch thick.
  8. Brush edges with reserved egg wash. Crumble the chocolate filling (reserve 2 tablespoons) evenly over dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Refresh egg wash if needed. Roll dough up tightly like a jelly roll. Pinch ends together to seal. Twist 5 or 6 turns. Brush top of roll with egg wash. Carefully crumble 2 tablespoons filling over the left half of the roll, being careful not to let mixture slide off. Fold right half of the roll over onto the coated left half. Fold ends under, and pinch to seal. Twist roll 2 turns, and fit into prepared pan and cover loosely with plastic wrap.
  9. Make streusel: In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, salt, hazelnuts and butter. Using a fork, stir until fully combined with clumps ranging in size from crumbs to 1 inch.
  10. Squeeze the streusel in the palm of your hand so large clumps remain. Uncover the loaf and brush the top with egg wash. Sprinkle the streusel on top. It will seem like you have too much streusel, but pack it in there. The dough will expand later. Re-apply the plastic wrap and let stand until the dough reaches the top of the pan and is about doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
  11. Bake loaf: Fifteen minutes prior to baking, preheat the oven to 350°F Bake until the top is golden brown and the bottoms sound hollow when tapped (when loaf is removed from pan), about 40 minutes. If the top browns too quickly, cover the loaf with aluminum foil.
  12. Transfer to wire rack and cool for at least 30 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve slightly warm. Babka freezes well for up to 1 month.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 878.77 Kcal (3679 kJ)
Calories from fat 379.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.14g 65%
Cholesterol 90.19mg 30%
Sodium 590.37mg 25%
Potassium 857.83mg 18%
Total Carbs 114.72g 38%
Sugars 54.47g 218%
Dietary Fiber 4.77g 19%
Protein 14.56g 29%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 41.4mg 230%
Calcium 131.7mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 377.87 Kcal (1582 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.12g 65%
Cholesterol 38.78mg 30%
Sodium 253.86mg 25%
Potassium 368.86mg 18%
Total Carbs 49.33g 38%
Sugars 23.42g 218%
Dietary Fiber 2.05g 19%
Protein 6.26g 29%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 10%
Iron 17.8mg 230%
Calcium 56.6mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 20.3
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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