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Dairy
Medium
3 Hours, 30 Minutes
Diets 
On cold days there is nothing like a slice of soft, tasty, warm yeast cake. This babka combines a delicate egg-free dough with a rich filling of dark chocolate and fresh banana slices. Guaranteed to please! Yields two 12-inch (30-centimeter) loaf pans.
3 and 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons Gefen Dry Yeast or 1 ounce fresh yeast
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
1/4 cup milk or water
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 ounces (200 grams) Elite 70% Dark Chocolate
3 and 1/2 ounces (100 grams) butter
2–3 bananas, cut into small cubes
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
In a mixer bowl with a dough hook, put flour, yeast, sugar, oil, milk, and salt and knead for 10–12 minutes until a smooth dough is obtained.
Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for one to two hours or until it doubles in volume.
Break the chocolate into squares and place in a bowl.
Add butter and melt together in a microwave oven or double boiler until everything is melted and the mixture is smooth.
Cool the mixture at room temperature until it reaches a spreadable texture.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and divide into two parts.
Roll out each part till 1/2-centimeter (1/4-inch) thick rectangle. Spread half of the filling over each part, evenly spread half the banana cubes, and roll tightly.
Cut the roll lengthwise (so the filling can be seen) and form a screw shape from the two parts.
Place the cake in a greased baking pan and repeat with the other half of the dough, the rest of the filling and the banana and the second baking pan.
Cover the pans and let rise for about an hour or until almost doubled.
Heat oven to 170 degrees (340 degrees Fahrenheit).
Brush the risen cakes gently with a beaten egg.
Bake for 30–40 minutes or until the cakes are golden and firm to the touch. Cool completely at room temperature.
In a small pot, place water and sugar and heat on a high flame until all the sugar is melted and a boiling syrup is obtained.
Brush the cooled cakes generously with the hot syrup.
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same problem I had the same problem had to throw it out and follow a diff recipe
Dough missing something? Its dry and crumby, Is it missing eggs?
We checked. The recipe is intact.