Bread & dough · Original adaptation
Chocolate Hazelnut Babka Recipe
A rich twisted loaf with dark chocolate, toasted hazelnuts, and a glossy syrup finish.
Inspired by The Great British Bake Off, Season 11, Episode 4
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Chocolate Hazelnut Babka
- Prep
- 35 min
- Bake
- 40 min
- Total
- 1 hr 15 min
- Makes
- One loaf, serving 10
Ingredients
- 350 g strong white bread flour
- 7 g instant yeast
- 50 g caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 large eggs
- 100 ml whole milk
- 100 g unsalted butter, softened
- 120 g dark chocolate
- 75 g toasted hazelnuts, chopped
- 50 g sugar for syrup
Method
Knead the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, eggs, milk, and 75 g butter until smooth. Cover and chill after it doubles.
Melt the chocolate with remaining butter. Roll the dough into a rectangle, spread with chocolate, scatter with nuts, and roll tightly.
Split the log lengthwise, twist cut sides upward, and place in a lined loaf tin. Proof for 45 minutes.
Bake at 190 C, or 170 C fan, for 35 to 40 minutes. Brush with a syrup made from the remaining sugar and 50 ml water.
Before you start
- This is a Baking Show Guide adaptation, not a contestant recipe or an official show recipe.
- Chilled dough is easier to cut and twist cleanly.
From the episode
Chocolate
This adaptation starts from the episode's chocolate brief and reshapes it for ordinary home equipment and a manageable batch.
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The sources below document the episode challenge. The quantities and method on this page are independently written by Baking Show Guide; they are not copied from a contestant or broadcaster recipe.
