Name: Cinnamon Babka
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Instant yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package; Granulated sugar - ¼ cup; Kosher salt - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - ¼ teaspoon; Egg - 1 large; Warm water (105 degrees F to 115 degrees F) - ½ cup; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 5 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Cooking spray - 1 ½ teaspoons; Firmly packed light brown sugar - ½ cup; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; Ground cinnamon - 4 teaspoons; Unsalted butter, melted and cooled - ¼ cup; Egg yolk - 1 large; Tap water - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons; Firmly packed light brown sugar - 1 tablespoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Kosher salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Cold unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons

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Ingredients for - Cinnamon Babka

1. All-purpose flour - 3 cups

2. Instant yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package

3. Granulated sugar - ¼ cup

4. Kosher salt - 1 ¼ teaspoons

5. Ground cinnamon - ¼ teaspoon

6. Egg - 1 large

7. Warm water (105 degrees F to 115 degrees F) - ½ cup

8. Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 5 tablespoons

9. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Cooking spray - 1 ½ teaspoons

11. Firmly packed light brown sugar - ½ cup

12. All-purpose flour - ¼ cup

13. Ground cinnamon - 4 teaspoons

14. Unsalted butter, melted and cooled - ¼ cup

15. Egg yolk - 1 large

16. Tap water - 1 tablespoon

17. All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons

18. Firmly packed light brown sugar - 1 tablespoon

19. Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon

20. Kosher salt - ⅛ teaspoon

21. Cold unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Cinnamon Babka

1. Stage

Combine flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and cinnamon in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with dough hook attachment; mix on low until combined. Add egg, warm water, butter, and vanilla; continue mixing on low until dough begins to come together, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and continue beating until dough is soft and smooth, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and set dough inside. Cover and let stand in a warm place (75 degrees F (23 degrees C)) until doubled in size, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Punch down the dough, and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 9x18-inch rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Let rest, uncovered, at room temperature, about 10 minutes. Lightly spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

4. Stage

While the dough is resting, stir together sugar, flour, and cinnamon for the filling in a small bowl until combined. Stir in melted butter until mixture is smooth. If dough shrank while resting, re-roll into a 9x 18-inch rectangle. Spread filling in an even layer over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

Beginning with the long edge, roll dough gently into a log, pinching seam and ends to seal. Using a serrated knife, cut log in half lengthwise. With cut sides up, twist the two pieces together; tuck ends underneath and place into the prepared loaf pan. Whisk together egg yolk and 1 tablespoon water; gently brush egg wash over the dough. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

6. Stage

Stir together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt for the topping in a bowl until combined. Using your fingers, work in cold butter until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle topping evenly over the loaf. Loosely cover loaf and let rise in a warm place (75 degrees F (23 degrees C)) until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until babka is a deep golden brown and a thermometer inserted in the center registers 190 degrees F (87 degrees C), about 45 minutes. After about 25 minutes, cover babka with aluminum foil so surface does not get too dark.

8. Stage

Set the pan on a wire rack and allow to cool, 10 minutes. Remove from the pan; let cool slightly, about 20 minutes more. Serve warm.