Delicious Chocolate Babka Swirl Buns light and fluffy brioche buns with chocolate filling. Bite size treats of chocolate babka you can enjoy with cup of coffee
Easter is getting nearby; I hope you have already planned a menu for Easter. I thought of making Easter bunny, and even made an attempt; however what my bunny buns turned out to be is unidentifiable. So I dropped the idea of making the Easter bunny for the time being. But when I made this chocolate babka swirl buns, it turned out be very delicious. I was introduced to this chocolate babka swirl buns as part of Baking Partner’s challenge. This recipe was suggested by Tamy of 3 Sides of Crazy.
What is a Babka ?
Babka, is a brioche yeasted cake. It is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday in Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Albania, and for the major holidays (Christmas, Easter, New Year, Pentecost) in Romania.
Traditionally it does not have any filling, and is glazed with a vanilla- or chocolate-flavored icing and decorated with almonds or candied fruit, sometimes with rum added. However eastern Jewish version of babka contains chocolate or cinnamon filling with streusel on the top.
Here is funny clip about babka and Seinfeld. In this clip Elaine and Jerry are upset about not getting a babka. But due to my sugar scare, I am not making full size desserts nowadays. So when Tamy made this chocolate babka swirl buns in muffin tin I was happy and skipped streusel part in the recipe.
It is easy you need to make brioche dough first then spread them into a rectangle and top with semi sweet chocolate chips. Then roll it into cylinder and cut it into small bite size pieces and place it in muffin tin and bake it. It is delicious chocolaty buttery small treat.
This recipe is adapted from Smitten Kitchen and Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. Both my son and daughter loved these chocolate swirl buns to the core. If you are chocolate lovers like them it is really hard to finish with one you hand and will automatically goes to next one too. I can assure you of that.
Give it a try, you will like it. Please make sure to take look at other Baking Partner’s creations too.
Ingredients for making Chocolate Babka Swirl Buns
How to make Chocolate Babka Swirl Buns?
First you need to make dough like this
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Once the dough is doubled in volume add filling made with chocolate chips and butter.
Shape and slice the dough into muffin tin like this
Chocolate babka Swirl buns for Baking Partners challenge
Ingredients
Dough
- ½ cup 120 ml whole milk, warmed to 110 degrees
- ¼ cup 50 grams sugar
- 2 teaspoons instant rapid rise yeast
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 cups 250 grams all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons 45 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
Filling
- 8 oz. 225 grams semisweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup 50 grams sugar
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons 45 grams unsalted butter, room temperature
Egg Wash
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Instructions
For the dough
- In microwave safe bowl add butter and milk and melt it by heating high for 30 seconds.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the warm milk –butter mixture, sugar, yeast, egg, flour, and salt, and mix on low speed until sticky dough begins to form. Switch to the dough hook, and knead on low speed for 10 minutes. (The dough will be loose and sticky, don't add any more flour . It will all come together as it rises.)
- Butter a large bowl, and place the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel and let it rise until doubled, about 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Filling (Prepare while dough is rising)
- In the bowl of a food processor add the chocolate chips sugar, cinnamon, and salt, and pulse until chocolate is fairly finely chopped and some parts powdery. Add the butter, and pulse until the mixture comes together. Set aside.
Assembly
- Very generously butter a 12 cavity muffin tin.
- Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface, and gently deflate the dough. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes.
- Roll the dough into a large rectangle, about 12x20-inches. Add flour if the dough is get sticking.
- Sprinkle the filling evenly over the dough. Roll the dough into a tight log, starting from the short end and rolling to the other end. Pinch the seams. Using a serrated knife or tooth floss (the best!), cut the dough into about 1-inch segments. Place each segment into the prepared muffin tin.
- (If you want to bake the next day, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough overnight. Bake as directed without letting the dough rise again. Otherwise the dough can also be covered and frozen at this point).
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk the egg and cream together, and brush the tops of the buns with the egg wash. and bake for about 30 minutes, until puffed and brown around the edges.
- Let cool on a wire rack in the muffin tin. These are easier to remove from the muffin tin if completely cool. It is really hard to resist they are at prime when it is warm.
Notes
- If you would like an ultra chocolatey bun, you can increase the filling by 50% and this would yield a bun to filling ratio similar to what is in the original babka recipe from Martha. /These buns are best eaten the day they are made, however they were still good the next day reheated for about 10-15 seconds in the microwave.
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
julie says
too good muffins dear,looks fab 🙂
Sandhya says
Such Drooling Buns...
First time here.. stumbled from food gawker.....
Sandhya says
Such drooling buns....
Firrst time here .. stumbled from Food Gawker...
April @ The 21st Century Housewife says
Oh Swathi, your Chocolate Babka Swirl Buns look so delicious! What a lovely recipe to celebrate Easter.
Huma says
Looks yum. Till I make , I will satisfy myself by gazing them.
Kumar's Kitchen says
oh glorious babkas...they look divine,thanks for sharing 🙂
Divya Ashok says
Awesome bread Swathi... So delicious and chocolatey!! 🙂 Wonderful challenge...
sangeetha says
perfect n love the cute cups!!!
Savitha says
Thanks for the challenge Swathi. Loved it. Waiting for the next.
kaveri says
It was a delicious challenge..loved it..You made them perfect Swathi
Reeni says
What beautiful babka you baked Swathi! They are the perfect little treats. My family has already asked me to make them again - they really loved them.
madhavicyberkitchen says
Perfectly done, Chocolate Babka Swirl Buns. Impressive Clicks.
Suja Manoj says
Perfectly baked cute muffins,loved this challenge
chikku says
Yummy and delicious swirls ...Perfectly made too dear 🙂
SMITHA says
Yummy swirls..has come out perfect.
Chitra says
New recipe to me.looks great!
Fab says
Wow, Swathi, these look great!! I didn't miss the streusel topping too!
Tanya Desigan says
So perfect muffins.. love it :)))
Nalini Somayaji says
nice and yemmy babka swirl buns ...Happy to know the Easter special...
Ranjani says
nicely made babka swirls ..
Sony's kitchen says
Delicious filling.........tasty swirl !!
bhawya says
Yummy swirl swathi.. Love the choco chip filling. Its looks Awsome 🙂
Gloria says
I feel like eating them right now.. Looks so tempting.. Really yummy..
Gayathri says
Swirl muffins looks super yumm and perfect.
Priya says
exactly what i m scared is for lots of sugar like you do .Its ok to treat our kids once in a while right .buns are so perfectly baked .
easyfoodsmith says
The swirled muffins look lovely and done to perfection.
Anu'skitchendelights says
Yummy swrils...love choco cinnamon combo..has come out perfect.
Marisa says
Good morning Swathi. Love your muffins. As me, you've skipped the streusel topping. Despite of this, the recipe is perfect. Happy to know that your children liked them. Cheers and happy Easter.
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Nagashree says
Delicious babkas, love the color of your muffins!
ramya says
Yummy muffins swathi.