Pizza Babka | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2¼ cups (12⅓ ounces/350 grams) bread flour
• 1½ teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
• ½ cup whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon table salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 6 pieces and softened
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ½ cup tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• ½ cup chopped fresh basil
• 6 ounces (170 grams) provolone piccante , shredded (1½ cups)
• 1½ ounces (43 grams) Pecorino Romano cheese , grated (¾ cup), divided
• 1 large egg with 1 teaspoon water