No-Margarine Chocolate Babka

 

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• Cooking and Prep: 3.5 h
• Serves: 4
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Great babka or kokosh recipe – best of all, no unhealthy margarine or shortening!

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Ingredients (15)

Dough

• 5 pounds flour

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 ounces yeast

• 1 and 1/2 cups oil

• 2 whole eggs plus 8 yolks

• pinch salt

• 2 cups Kedem White Grape Juice or other light grape juice (or apple juice)

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  Kedem White Grape Juice

• 3 cups water

Filling

• 2 cups Gefen Cocoa

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  Gefen Cocoa Powder

• 4 cups sugar

• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

• 4 tablespoons Gefen Vanilla Sugar

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  Gefen Vanilla Sugar

• 2 packages instant chocolate pudding

• oil, for smearing dough

• 1 egg, for glazing

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Prepare the Babka

1. Combine all dough ingredients in a large mixer bowl, mix well. Cover bowl and let rise for one hour. 

2. In a separate bowl, combine cocoa, sugars, and pudding mix for filling; mix well. 

3. Divide dough into eight equal parts. Working with one piece at a time, roll out dough into a rectangle. Smear with a thin layer of oil and sprinkle with filling. Roll up dough jellyroll style. 

4. Twist two rolls together, pinching ends; place in large, greased loaf pan. Cover and let rise 45 minutes. 

5. Brush with beaten egg. Bake for 40–45 minutes in oven preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Note:

Remember to take challah from your dough. (Read more about hafrashat challah.)

Variation:

Leave each roll separate and place in small loaf pans for kokosh cake.

Credits

Photography and Styling by Chavi Feldman

Food Prep by Chaya Ruchie Schwartz