Omg. I had chocolate cinnamon babka for my dad’s birthday, and it is my new obsession. It will make you want to cry and throw all calorie counting to the wind! What even is self control? Recipe and image via The Primlani Kitchen.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons instant yeast
3/4 cup lukewarm milk (95 degrees)
6 tablespoons melted butter
6 tablespoons sugar
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 egg yolks
31/3 cups KA flour
11/2 tsp kosher salt
1 egg for egg wash with 1 tbs water
11/2 cups frozen semi-sweet & bitter-sweet dark chocolate
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter
Streusel (optional):
1/4 cup unsalted butter cold
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Preparation instructions here.