Caramel Babka
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
This caramel babka is absolutely my go to when I want something impressive but don't have all day. The beauty of this recipe is that it comes together in under an hour total, which means you can have warm, gooey swirls of caramel goodness on the table by dinner time. Eggs provide wonderful protein to keep you satisfied, and the whole thing costs just a few dollars to make. The dough is forgiving and soft, the caramel filling is ridiculously simple, and honestly, once you've made it once, you'll be whipping these out constantly for family and friends.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 300all-purpose flour
- 200granulated sugar
- 10yeast
- 20warm milk
- 100unsalted butter, melted
- 2eggs
- 150caramel sauce
- 50brown sugar
- 50butter, softened
- 100plain flour
- 50unsalted butter, chopped
- 50icing sugar
- 5sea salt
- 1vanilla extract
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a 20x20cm baking dish and set aside.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, and a pinch of salt. Mix until well combined.
- 3
Add the warm milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix until a smooth dough forms.
- 4
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 5mm. Place the dough in the prepared baking dish.
- 5
Spread the caramel sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a 1cm border around the edges.
- 6
Roll out the streusel topping to a thickness of 5mm. Place the streusel topping over the caramel sauce.
- 7
Bake the babka for 25 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 160°C (320°F) and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- 8
Remove the babka from the oven and let it cool in the baking dish for 5 minutes.
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