POPPY SEED & CHOCOLATE BABKA
This simple poppy seed and chocolate babka made out of puff pastry is going to be your next simple recipe to go. Perfect for afternoon coffee or just a little snack on the go.
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 126kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pre-rolled puff pastry sheet 15" x 12" or 1 lb of homemade puff pastry
- 1 can poppy seed filling
- 1/2 cup melted milk or dark chocolate
- 1 small egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F / 177 C and cover baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the rack in middle position.
- Place the poppy seed mixture in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Melt milk (or dark ) chocolate in microwave and mix it with poppy seed mixture. (Melt the chocolate on power 70% for 1 minute.)
- On a clean surface, dust 1 tbsp of flour & roll out the puff pastry on of 15" x 12" rectangular shape. If you are using already pre- rolled sheet, just unroll it and spread the poppy seed mixture, leaving a 1/2 inch border uncovered. (If you have smaller size of puff pastry, use less filling.)
- Tightly roll the dough into a log. Place the log on its seam. Using a sharp knife, cut the log in half lengthwise, but do not cut completely through. Then, the two sides needs to be twisted like a braid. Try to lightly twist and bring on the top the cut edge, so it creates beautiful swirls.
- Brush off the babka with egg wash and bake it in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- Let it cool down for 5-10 minutes and cut slices 1 inch wide. You can also sprinkle the babka with confectioner sugar if you wish!
Notes
- This puff pastry babka can be filled only with chocolate, Nutella or any other of your favourite spreads.
- The size of puff pastry doesn't necessarily have to be exact as written in the recipe. This recipe is very versatile, so you can use any size of puff pastry, just adjust the filling accordingly.