Chocolate Babka Recipe - Once Upon a Chef

Name: Chocolate Babka Recipe - Once Upon a Chef
Ingredients: 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled, plus more for greasing the pans; ½ cup warm water; ¼ cup sugar; 1⅛ teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon rapid-rise/instant yeast; 2 large eggs; 1 large egg yolk; 2¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled off, plus more for kneading and rolling; ½ cup Nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread, at room temperature; 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (⅔ cup), best quality; ¼ cup water; 6 tablespoons sugar; Generous pinch salt

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This is the ultimate homemade babka—flaky, buttery dough swirled with rich chocolate and baked to golden perfection.

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Ingredients

1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled, plus more for greasing the pans
½ cup warm water
¼ cup sugar
1⅛ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon rapid-rise/instant yeast
2 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
2¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled off, plus more for kneading and rolling
½ cup Nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread, at room temperature
3 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (⅔ cup), best quality
¼ cup water
6 tablespoons sugar
Generous pinch salt