This weekend, I decided to bake a sweet bread to serve as dessert for our father's day family gathering. I ho and hummed for a few days over what to bake and finally decided on Reinhart's Chocolate Cinnamon Babka bread from ABED. What's not to love about sweet dough, chocolate, and cinnamon, right? Then I thought, "Wouldn't chocolate, cinnamon, AND hazelnuts be even more to love?" So, that's what I did... After rolling out the dough, I spread a thin layer of Nutella, sprinkled with the chocolate cinnamon paste, and then sprinkled again with chopped hazelnuts. The results was fabulous, although I felt that it may have been slightly overbaked. The crust was crunchy and hard, but still tasty... It actually tasted like a cookie!
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Since we were expecting about 30+ people, I figured one loaf of Babka bread would not be enough and not everyone is a chocolate lover, so I decided to make use of summer berries and made a white chocolate fruit tart.
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At the end of the evening, I think everyone was satisfied with dessert. There was something for everyone. My brother was a HUGE fan of the babka and managed to eat nearly half the loaf himself.
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Beautiful presentation!
Syd
Very nicely assembled babka. Great marbling! It looks delicious!
Glenn
Thank you Syd and Glenn. As a pretty amatuer baker still learning, your compliments are very encouraging! Thank you!