Chocolate babka inspired by Ina Garten - Recipe Tweets

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup brown sugar or white granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, diced
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup water