Vegan Nutella Babka with Sugar Free Filling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s talk bread!

 

 

If there is one thing I love more than even a dessert, it’s homemade bread. Once you get over the fear of working with yeast (me), it’s one of the most fun concepts to explore. When it comes to yeast there are a million things that can go wrong. It can be old, just won’t activate, it can die just from being exposed the plastic and the list goes on. Needless to say, it’s always good to get comfortable working with it so you know what to look for. 

 

Yeast facts: While some yeast may not activate at all, most times even older yeast eventually activates, it just takes longer to rise. If you ever find yourself in that space, just give your dough some more time to rise, and follow my oven hack in this recipe!

 

 

Let’s talk Babka + My Version ! 

 

 

This particular bread is said to originate in Poland where my grandparents and ancestors were from. That being said, I was curious about this bread as I’d never had it. Also, there is something about it that just screams, YES. (LOL)

 

This bread is typically packed with a rich chocolate filled and over 1 1/2 cups of butter. While you can get away with some things to make healthier alternatives, I didn’t want to compromise the integrity of this staple bread. So while I filled it with a sugar free nutella which works seamlessly, I don’t recommend skipping the butter in the dough. If you remove the butter from the dough you’re going to have a more dry result. If the bread is dry, you’re going to need butter anyways lol. 

 

 

The simple syrup glaze:

 

I was hesitant with doing the classic glaze, because the overall sweetness seemed like it may be overkill. However, whether it was the filling I chose or just it’s flavor impact I don’t recommend skipping it. Bonus, it also adds a gorgeous shine to the bread. If you skip, it’s just dull and dry. 

 

 

How to cut down on production time: 

 

If you wanted to cut down on the production time of this bread you could use 2 packets of yeast. The only thing is that you’re dough is going to rise so fast that you’ll have to catch it before it rises too much. If it rises too much it will collapse when baking. It also will pack too much air when trying to roll out and tear easily making it harder to form the shape. 

 

 

 

 

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What’s great about this bread? Everything. I found it to be quick, easy, buttery soft, you don’t have to even knead the dough, doesn’t need a flax egg, the chocolate filling is perfection, you can mix up the fillings, the oven trick cuts down on proofing time, you can cut time even further in half with 2 packets of yeast (just be careful), it contains 1/2 the butter as most recipes, you can add additional toppings, it’s gorgeous, filling and just so fun! 

 

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 If you love a staple breakfast bread, you have to try my vegan Nutella Babka!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why this recipe is great: 

 

 

Quick

Easy

You can switch up the fillings

Oven trick cuts down on proofing time

Filling is sugar free

It’s perfect for any season!

Has aesthetic appeal!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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