{"id":2255,"date":"2026-09-07T22:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2026-09-07T22:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:28:30","slug":"chocolate-babka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/07\/chocolate-babka\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Babka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x8m1ZLTOsIE\">video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Dough:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Warm milk \u2013 160 ml<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All-purpose flour \u2013 400g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active dry yeast \u2013 6g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Granulated sugar \u2013 50g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unsalted butter, melted \u2013 60g <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chocolate Filling (keep it in fridge so it is easy to chop)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unsalted butter, softened: 45 g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White chocolate \u2013 100g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milk chocolate \u2013 100g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dark chocolate \u2013 100g<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brushing &amp; Topping:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Milk + softened butter \u2013 for brushing before baking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chopped chocolate \u2013 reserve some from the filling for topping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mix milk, yeast, sugar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add eggs, pinch salt, melted butter and mix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add flour shifted and mix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then manually knead until smooth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rest for 1h<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chop the chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dough should be double, diflate and roll it in a surface with flour. Make a big rectangle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brush melted butter apart from one side so you can seal it when rolling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trim edges if needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spread chocolate evenly across the whole surface. Press with the rolling pin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roll the dough tightly up. Be careful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pinch the edges and the seal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cut the log in half, lengthwise. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Braid the two halves. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move the log to the loaf pan (with baking paper)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rest for 20 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brush it with the butter-milk mix.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bake at 180\u00b0C for 30\u201335 minutes, or until beautifully golden brown. Dont use the grill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brush it again with butter-milk so it shines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2256\" style=\"width:162px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image.png 240w, https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-115x300.png 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2257\" style=\"width:253px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1.png 379w, https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1-180x300.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 85vw, 379px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2258\" style=\"width:328px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png 456w, https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 85vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesnt look as nice as in the video but it was tasty.  And it is not actually difficult. I made mistake as using the grill and I think I should have tighted the roll better and use the rolling pin to press the choco chips. I was surprised how easy was to knead it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on this video Ingredients: Dough: Chocolate Filling (keep it in fridge so it is easy to chop) Brushing &amp; Topping: Process: This is my result: It doesnt look as nice as in the video but it was tasty. And it is not actually difficult. I made mistake as using the grill and I think &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/07\/chocolate-babka\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Chocolate Babka&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2260,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255\/revisions\/2260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thomarite.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}