ISO babka recipe with OIL

mom4many

Sat, Oct 22 2011, 7:25 pm

You can substitute oil for marg. in a recipe, and it shouldn't make a difference. Some people use their sweet challa dough as a base.
If you want my preferred recipe, I'll be happy to post - but if you have one already, use it.

ra_mom

Sun, Oct 23 2011, 5:29 pm

Babka - Levana K
1 envelope dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
1/4 cup warm water
1/3 cup sugar or honey

2 3/4 cups flour, plus more if needed
1/4 cup oil, plus a little more for brushing
1/2 cup soy milk or other-non dairy milk
1 egg
1/3 tsp salt

Topping (optional)
1 Tbsp oil
1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar

Mix the yeast, water and sugar in a cup and let stand for a min or two, until bubbly. Pour all other ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add yeast mixture and combine. Transfer to dough maker and knead 10 minutes, or just knead by hand.
Let dough rise covered for 1 hour, in a warm draft-free place.
Preheat oven to 350.
On a lightly floured board or counter, roll out dough into a thin, 20x8 rectangle. Brush whole surface very lightly with oil. Sprinkle or spread filling on whole surface. Roll very tightly. Transfer to a greased loaf pan. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over babka (or just brush with an egg/water mixture.)
Bake uncovered 35-40 minutes, until golden.

Fillings:

Chocolate:
2/3 cup very good quality real chocolate chips
1 Tbsp oil

Melt.

Cinnamon-Raisin:
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup walnuts
1/4 cup brown sugar
1-2 tsp cinnamon

Process in food processor until coarsely ground.

Jam:
1 cup good black currant, strawberry, or raspberry preserves
2-3 Tbsp orange juice

Mix.