Guittard Chocolate Babka Recipe

Guittard Chocolate Babka

The buttery richness of this honey spiced chocolate babka is accompanied by a fudge-like spreadable filling made with a robust blend of Cocoa Rouge and the rich flavor of 72% Coucher du Soleil. The slight orange undertones complement the combined complexity of the two chocolates.
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Babka
Difficulty: Intermediate
Brand: Guittard

Ingredients

Pre-Ferment

  • 200 g King Arthur Flour Sir Galahad
  • 120 g Milk at 21°C/70°F
  • 0.2 g Yeast

Dough

  • 324 g King Arthur Flour Sir Galaha
  • 80 g Eggs
  • 112 g Milk
  • 60 g Sugar
  • 15 g Honey
  • 10 g Yeast
  • 9.5 g Salt
  • 136 g Butter
  • 10 g Vanilla extract
  • Orange zest
  • 1.2 g Cinnamon
  • 0.3 g Cardamom

Instructions

Pre-Ferment

  • Mix all ingredients until smooth.
  • Cover and store at room temperature overnight.

Dough

  • Place all ingredients including the pre-ferment In the mixing bowl except butter. Mix on low speed to incorporate ingredients about 1 minutes. Increase speed to develop dough for 4 minutes.
  • Add plasticized butter in pieces and continue developing until a well-developed window is realized.
  • Bulk ferment one hour.
  • De-gas and flatten the dough on a sheet pan.
  • Freeze for 30 minutes.
  • Roll the dough into a 12" wide band.
  • Apply filling with a spatula. Roll into a log and split down the middle. Braid and place into a buttered loaf pan.
  • Proof 45 - 1 hour or until doubled in volume.
  • Bake at 177°C/350°F for about 40 minutes.

Filling

  • Melt butter with glucose, water, salt and sugar. Add cocoa powder mix until smooth. Add chocolate and incorporate.
  • Keep slightly warm until ready to use.

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