Babka

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/3 cup sugar or 1/3 cup honey
• 2 3/4 cups flour, plus a little more
• flour, if needed
• 1/4 cup oil, plus a little more
• oil, for brushing
• 1/2 cup soymilk (or other non-dairy milk, such as rice, oat, grain, almond)
• 1 egg
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2/3 cup melted very good quality real chocolate chips, with
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/3 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup good black currant preserves or 1 cup strawberry preserves or 1 cup raspberry preserves, thinned with
• 2 -3 teaspoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 mix the yeast, water, and sugar in a cup and let the mixture stand a minute or two, or until it comes to a bubble. put all the other ingredients in a mixing bowl. add the yeast mixture and combine. transfer to your dough maker and knead 10 minutes, or knead by hand.
• 2 let the dough rise, covered, in a warm draft-free place for one hour.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350°f on a very lightly floured board or counter, roll out the dough into a thin, 20- by 8-inch rectangle. brush the whole surface very lightly with oil. sprinkle or spread the filling on the whole surface. roll very tightly. transfer to a greased loaf pan. mix the topping ingredients, and sprinkle over the babka. (if not using the topping, simply brush with a mixture of egg and water.) bake 35 to 40 minutes, until golden.