Cinnamon Babka | America's Test Kitchen

Cinnamon Babka | America's Test Kitchen

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This rich bread is defined by its many twisting layers of gooey cinnamon-sugar filling. But the dough was so rich and tender that the fabulous filling made it collapse.

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  • Desserts or Baked Goods
  • Make Ahead
  • Breads
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams) sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces and softened
  • 1 cup packed (7 ounces/198 grams) light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (1¼ ounces/35 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 large egg white
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon table salt
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and pinch table salt

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