How To Make Chocolate Babka Buns - The Scran Line

chocolate hazelnut spread

🥗Healthier: homemade nut butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Homemade nut butter can be lower in sugar and cost-effective.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option.

Add milk and butter to a heat-proof jug and microwave until the butter has melted.

Stir the melted butter and milk gently with a whisk.

Add an egg to the mixture and whisk until well combined, then set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add bread flour (or all-purpose flour), caster sugar, salt, and orange zest.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Add instant dry yeast to the dry ingredients and mix again.

With the mixer on low medium speed, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and continue kneading for 10 to 15 minutes until the dough is smooth.

Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm spot for one hour until doubled in size.

Toast hazelnuts in the oven and chop them up for the filling.

In a medium-sized heat-proof bowl, combine chocolate hazelnut spread, butter, dark chocolate, a pinch of salt, cocoa powder, and sugar.

Microwave the mixture for about 60 seconds, stirring until smooth, microwaving in 30-second increments if needed.

Add the chopped hazelnuts to the chocolate mixture and mix until combined.

Punch down the risen dough, dust the workbench with flour, and form a ball.

Weigh the dough and divide it by eight to get eight evenly sized buns.

Roll each piece into a flat rectangle shape and spread a tablespoon of the chocolate filling on top, avoiding the edges.

Carefully roll the dough up and slice it in half lengthwise, leaving about an inch at the top.

Twist the two long strips around each other and tie them in a knot.

Place the buns on a baking tray lined with baking paper and cover with plastic wrap.

Let the buns rest for 30 to 40 minutes.

Brush the tops with a beaten egg before baking.

Bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.

Let the buns cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

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