Name: Chocolate, cinnamon and date babka
Total time: 7800 s
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pack cinnamon bun mix; 1 egg; 50 gram unsalted butter; 150 millilitre milk; 75 gram unsalted butter; 2 tablespoon cocoa powder; 50 gram chocolate chunks; 50 gram walnut; 100 gram pitted soft dates; as needed plain flour

Step 1

Tip the bun mix (1 pack) into a free-standing mixer fitted with a dough hook. Make a well and add the egg (1) , butter (50 g) and milk (150 mL) . Mix on a low speed for 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and shiny. Cover and set aside for 1 hour, until doubled in size.

Step 2

Put the diced butter (75 g) into a saucepan, add the cinnamon sugar and cocoa powder (10 g) and melt over a low heat until combined. Leave to cool. In a bowl, combine the chocolate (50 g) , walnuts (50 g) and dates (100 g) . Grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm springform tin with baking parchment.

Step 3

Dust a work surface with flour (as needed) and roll out the dough to a 30 x 40cm rectangle. Spread the melted butter mix over the dough and scatter with the chocolate, walnuts and dates.

Step 4

Tightly roll up the dough, starting with the long side nearest to you. Cut the roll in half down the length to make two long pieces and turn both cut-side-up. Pinch the two pieces together at one end, then plait one piece over the other down the length (keeping the cut sides uppermost). Shape into a circle and put into the tin, tucking the ends underneath to seal. Cover and leave to rise for 45 minutes.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Bake for 25 minutes, until well risen and golden, then leave it to cool in the tin.

Step 6

Tip the icing sugar into a small bowl and add enough cold water, 1 tsp at a time, to make a drizzly icing. Remove the babka from the tin and drizzle over the icing. Serve cut into slices.

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