Chocolate Babka

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My sister explained to me tonight how her research has found that on my mother’s mother’s side of the family, if one goes back to 1740 one will discover that Josiel Weintraub was born in Tykocin in the Lomza Gubernia of the Polish portion of the Russian Empire. Tykocin is about 100 miles northeast of Warsaw and 15 miles west of Bialystok.

So, that put me in the mood as it explained my hankering for babka.

Not chocolate, but a quick not fancy cinnamon raisin that I whipped together...





As they say in Brooklyn, it is to die for.

Looks good.

The Chocolate Babka at Breads Bakery on E 16th St Union Square is really good in my opinion.

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it all looks lovely. a question, does the wreath technique provide for ample doughyness and pull apart gluttony like a loaf? is it better?

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Drifting this thread into various sweet breads....

This morning a violation of every food intolerance I have in one loaf.





Pure poison even to those with no food issues.

But worth every bite.

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Just drove the 8 hours from Manhattan up to our house in Quebec. We have not been here since two days after Christmas due to the border restrictions, desire to wait for vaccine in the US, etc.

Of course, there is absolutely no food in the house and we had to order in some fast food chicken.

And the order from the grocery store won’t be delivered (we are required to not leave the house for 14 days even though we have both been vaccinated and tested negative twice within the last 5 days) until tomorrow.

So, it was total joy to discover that I had baked and frozen a chocolate babka before we left.



Honestly, I don’t care what the freezer and the bad wrapping job did to this thing...it will be breakfast tomorrow and I can’t wait.

It is almost as exciting as being able to ride the Spectrum which has been stuck here separated by the border when we are out of quarantine.