Honey Babka
Prep
25 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
My family has fallen in love with this honey babka, and I think yours will too. It's a gorgeous swirled bread that looks fancy but comes together in just over an hour, making it perfect for weekend baking without spending all day in the kitchen. The star ingredient is honey, which not only gives this babka its beautiful golden color and natural sweetness but also provides antimicrobial properties that help keep the bread fresh longer. Walnuts add a satisfying crunch and nutty flavor while boosting the nutritional value. This recipe is wonderfully forgiving and uses simple pantry staples, so you can make it anytime the craving strikes.
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Ingredients
- 500all-purpose flour
- 10 gactive dry yeast
- 250 ggranulated sugar
- 150 mlunsalted butter, melted
- 3 egglarge eggs
- 100 ghoney
- 5 gsalt
- 100 gconfectioner's sugar
- 100 gchopped walnuts
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- 2
In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar, and warm water. Stir and let it sit for 5 minutes.
- 3
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, melted butter, eggs, honey, salt, and confectioner's sugar. Mix until a dough forms.
- 4
Add yeast mixture to the dough and mix until well combined.
- 5
Add chopped walnuts and mix until evenly distributed.
- 6
Transfer the dough to a greased baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- 7
While the babka is baking, prepare the honey glaze by whisking together honey and confectioner's sugar.
- 8
Remove the babka from the oven and brush with the honey glaze.
- 9
Let the babka cool for a few minutes before serving.
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