This Jewish-inspired babka recipe combines homemade bread dough with crispy potatoes and caramelized onions to create ...
Lazy baker that I am, when I want something sweet I usually reach for a recipe that can be thrown together in minutes and doesn’t require particular skill. But every once in a while, especially in the ...
Even better, a babka is one of those wonders of the kitchen that deliver bang-up results through deceptively simple techniques. The supple, buttery dough is a joy to knead, not the sticky glob that ...
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In an old “Seinfeld” episode, Jerry and Elaine stop at a bakery on their way to a dinner party, intending to buy a chocolate babka as a hostess gift. But they’re thwarted when the couple ahead of them ...
This chocolate babka is inspired by Dr. Brown’s black cherry soda. Black sesame cocoa filling is dotted with cherry preserves, plus cocoa crumbles for even more chocolate flavor and texture. The ...
The other day, I got to introduce my father to babka, a delight he had never experienced before. “I like that pretty well,” he kept saying, which sounds like faint praise but—for him—is actually ...
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Bomb threats against JCCs throughout the U.S. are bringing many reactions, but none tastier than this tweet from The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in response to Presidential spokesman Sean ...
Shimi Aaron is the king of babka. His spectacular, delicious babkas, full of color, flavor and texture, symbolize his essence. “I feel food is telling a story,” the Israeli-born chef told the Journal.
When you’re ready to shape the babka, first make the filling by melting together the chocolate, 4 tablespoons butter, cinnamon and powdered sugar. This is best done using the double-boiler method: ...