Babka packaging

This honey pistachio babka is sweet, buttery and nutty thanks to the filling. The butter and honey literally melt together during baking.

Tenía muchas ganas de hacer este bizcocho. Sentía mucha curiosidad por descubrir su sabor. ¿ el resultado? De los mejores que he probado....

Valentine's Day Gift Basket

It all started a few months back when Faith connected me with Jerry James Stone and his Three Loaves project. Jerry’s simple idea, an easy intro to giving, is that we all make three loaves: one to keep, one for a friend, and one to give to someone in need. A great project with a solid goal, so when Jerry asked if The Kitchn wanted to contribute a recipe, we jumped at the chance. But what to make? A sandwich loaf felt practical, but … yawn. I wanted to make something really special.

This recipe is a combination of two: Holly's Challah with the addition of vanilla and orange zest to the dough and the chocolate filling from the Chocolate Krantz Cakes in Jerusalem. A few notes: If you want more guidance making the dough, check out the Holly's Challah post first. You can use at least one cup of whole wheat flour or white whole wheat flour in the dough. (Holly always does.) To create lukewarm water: use ¼ cup boiling water and ¾ cup cold water, which will give you perfect…

Pumpkin & Brown Sugar Babka from @lublyou

Warning, if you don’t like chocolate, then you might have a problem with this recipe. ;) I am a firm believer that if I am having a chocolate dessert, then I better be able to taste the choco…

Erin Ireland is the owner of To Die For Fine Foods and the creator of To Die For Banana Bread. Over the weekend I attended her banana bread launch at Caffè Artigiano on Main Street in Vancouver to try samples and speak with Erin. I had been to the cafe with my friend Stephanie back in February for the […]

These babka buns feature the same sweet, chocolate-y flavour as our standard babka, but in a smaller package.