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Glorious Nutella Babka from Scratch

Glorious Nutella Babka from Scratch

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1 egg
  • 250ml (1 cup) milk
  • 50g (3 tablespoons) butter
  • 400g (3+1/4 cups) bread flour
  • 7g (2½ teaspoons) dried yeast
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Other ingredients

  • Nutella (use as much or as little as you like)
  • Honey (to brush over warm bread)

Instructions

  1. Make the dough in your bread machine as per manufacturer's instructions.

  2. Prepare one (or two) bread loaf tins and pre-heat the oven to 185ºC (365ºF). Remove the ready dough from the machine (it is on the sticky side so add a bit of flour to your surface to make it easier to work with) and divide into two.

  3. One at a time, roll out the dough until you are left with a large rectangle (roll out the dough until it is thin). The dough will bounce back so you may need to roll several times. 

  4. Spread over as much Nutella as you like bearing in mind that the more there is, the trickier it is to handle. As you spread the Nutella out, leave around 1-2cm at the edges clear as this will make it easier to roll.

  5. Starting from the side nearest to you, carefully roll the dough over and continue until you are left with a large roll. Finish off with the seam facing down. Take a sharp knife or pizza cutter and cut right down the length of the roll so you are left with two pieces. 

  6. Take one piece and lay over the other bit making a cross sign. Then, twist the two bits of dough around each other both at the top and bottom. Push the dough together a bit so it isn't as long and tuck the bottoms under on both sides. Place in your prepared pan, cover and leave for around 30 minutes.

  7. Bake for around 20 minutes until the bread is golden brown. Leave to cool for around five minutes and then lather over some honey using a brush. Slice when the bread has cooled but still a little warm and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

The ingredients made two small loaves. However, you could make one large loaf if you preferred although baking times would need to be adjusted.