1.0Delicious Recipeshttps://www.gzrecipes.com/enLa cucina di ASIhttps://www.gzrecipes.com/en/author/asilannablu/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FzhxEootk9"><a href="https://www.gzrecipes.com/en/asilannablu/original-babka-recipe-with-easy-braid/">Original babka recipe with easy braid</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.gzrecipes.com/en/asilannablu/original-babka-recipe-with-easy-braid/embed/#?secret=FzhxEootk9" width="600" height="338" title="“Original babka recipe with easy braid” — Delicious Recipes" data-secret="FzhxEootk9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.gzrecipes.com/content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/ORIGINAL-BABKA-RECIPE-with-red-fruits.jpg16001167Today another recipe I wanted to make for a long time: the babka — original recipe with an easy braid. While searching online I discovered (and I apologize if you were already aware) that there are two types of babka: an Eastern European babka and a Jewish babka. The Christian-version BABKA, typical of Poland, Ukraine, Albania and other countries, has a dough similar to enriched brioche. It generally has no filling but is covered with a vanilla or chocolate glaze and then garnished with almonds or candied fruit. The Jewish-version BABKA is shaped as a braid with two layers of leavened dough entwined with a cinnamon or chocolate filling; it is baked in a tall pan and filled with streusel (crumbs of shortcrust) and is associated with Easter. A similar Jewish-origin cake is the kokosh, which can be cinnamon or chocolate flavored but has no braid, no streusel filling (see streusel) and is baked in a lower, wider pan than the babka I mentioned above. In Eastern Europe, to complete the information, there is also a "savory" babka prepared during Passover and eaten like bread, made with crumbled matzo, eggs and salt. I therefore looked for a tall pan that would hold my berry babka, and with the leftover dough I made some mini chocolate babkas so I could satisfy everyone's tastes! Most babka sweet leavened recipes I saw online are chocolate-filled; I used a chocolate-hazelnut spread to fill the small leavened roll and braided it like a soft, indulgent ring. After so much writing I wondered which babka inspired mine... the braid is from the Jewish version, the filling is mine — so... How to vary the thin layer of babka filling? We can use: - chocolate spread with crushed pistachios or hazelnuts, - softened butter creamed with ground cinnamon, - berry jam, - berry jam with crushed pistachios... At least that's what I would use to vary the flavor of this original babka recipe with an easy braid!