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🍽️ Crunchy Chocolate Walnut Babka

221 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g spelt flour Type 1050
• 50 g lukewarm water
• 10 g sourdough starter (backing culture)
• 120 g lukewarm milk (3.5 % fat)
• 1 egg (size M)
• 25 g raw cane sugar
• 80 g butter (room temperature)
• 3 g salt
• 120 g dark chocolate
• 50 g walnut kernels

Instructions

1. 1. Take 50 grams of flour and 50 grams of lukewarm water the day before.
2. 2. Mix the flour and water with your sourdough starter feed.
3. 3. Let this dough rise overnight at room temperature.
4. 4. The next day, mix warm milk, the sourdough, and the remaining flour well.
5. 5. Add one egg, 25 grams of sugar, 20 grams of soft butter, and salt.
6. 6. Knead the mixture vigorously for at least five minutes.
7. 7. Cover the dough.
8. 8. Let it rise in a warm place for three to four hours.
9. 9. Chop the chocolate for the filling.
10. 10. Melt half of the chocolate with 60 grams of butter using a double boiler.
11. 11. A double boiler means: A pot with hot water underneath and a bowl on top.
12. 12. Let the chocolate mixture cool down.
13. 13. Chop the walnut kernels.
14. 14. Lightly dust a work surface with flour.
15. 15. Roll the dough into a rectangle.
16. 16. The rectangle should be as long as your baking pan.
17. 17. It should be about three times as wide as the pan.
18. 18. Spread the melted chocolate mixture evenly over the dough.
19. 19. Distribute the remaining chopped chocolate pieces on top.
20. 20. Distribute the walnuts on top.
21. 21. Roll the dough tightly from the long side.
22. 22. Cut the dough roll lengthwise down the middle.
23. 23. Twist the two strands together.
24. 24. Make sure the layers and nuts remain visible from above.
25. 25. Place the twisted loaf into a loaf pan lined with baking paper.
26. 26. Let it rest covered for another hour and a half.
27. 27. Preheat the oven.
28. 28. Set it to 200 degrees Celsius conventional heat.
29. 29. Alternatively, you can use 180 degrees Celsius fan-assisted heat.
30. 30. Bake the pastry for 30 minutes until golden brown.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 221
• Protein: 6 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 26 g