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It's Babka with Babish!!!!!!

The babka recipe that I learned from my grandmother has a cinnamon merengue as the filling and the yolks in the dough. I have never seen it done this way by anyone else, making it a family mystery.

So my 12 year old saw this video and proceeded to take over my kitchen and make a loaf for us for dessert tonight. Thank you for sharing and inspiring the younger generation. So glad that he is following in my footsteps with a hearty love of cooking and baking with videos like this one!!

I recommend making Pesto Babka with garlic butter and ricotta for savoury bread lovers.

550g all purpose flour 2.5tsp yeast 2/3 cup of warm milk 2 large eggs 55g granulated sugar 2tsp salt 1tsp vanilla paste 140g unsalted butter

I began baking during the pandemic (as did most of the world, it seems) after finding your channel and it allowed me to find peace and purpose in such an uncertain time. I ended up even starting an at home business where I sold different types of bread all through last year whether it be special orders from home or two times a week at local markets. Pretty much all of my menu (babka, bagels, focaccia, etc.) is influenced by your original videos that I had found close to a year before. You helped me take so much of my negative energy and redirect it into something I never could’ve dreamed about. Thank you so much for everything that you do and for inspiring me and so many others!

So today, the same 12 year old who I posted about recently, invited his friend over to have a dude baking day and they are making the cinnamon babka version. One babka for us, one for his friend to take home… So grateful for videos like this. You’re inspiring the younger generation to love baking and the value of learning new things. Thank you!!

For us Polish folks, you REALLY need to make some Pączki

Tip for slicing rounded dough: dental floss. Cut a length and garrote the dough where you want the cut. The floss is thin enough to slice cleanly, and the pressure is even enough around the dough not to deform it. This is very useful when you are making, say, cinnamon rolls out of one roll of dough.

I’ve found that you really have to roll it out nearly paper thin if you want a ton of layers, and because of this you also have the thin out the cinnamon mixture with a lot more butter. It’s tedious and messy and very hard to cut and twist perfectly but once it’s baked it looks and tastes so beautiful. I use the NYT chocolate babka recipe for the dough and just throw together a cinnamon/sugar/butter mixture by eye

Learning everything Babish makes so my future wife never needs to eat at a resturant ever again

Maybe you should make Daffy's Powdered Sugar Casserole Breakfast from The Looney Tunes Show episode, "The Stud, The Nerd, and The Average Joe"

Your consistency and quality of content never disappoints!

My, that's some gorgeous bread, especially the chocolate version. I just hope you were ok after 3:38.

Saving this to make at Easter for tea or coffee after dinner. I'm Polish & Ukrainian and growing up we always had babka for Easter, but I'm starting to think it was actually Ukrainian Paska because it wasn't too sweet was huge, round, and sometimes had cheese. It was store bought from a place on LI that's probably been gone for 20 years, so it's not like there was a recipe to check and my family's passed so I can't ask anyone. Thanks for reminding me I still wanted to try and make what we used to have.

Fun fact: In Poland traditional, Easter pie is called „Babka”. It is dry, usually lemon pie which is baked in bundt pan. It is surprising that in the US completely different cake is called the same.

Fun fact: babka in its original is supposed to be “paraev”, which mean none dairy or meat in Hebrew. Real babka is made with shortening or margarine.

I had this from Jewish bakery a while back. I finally know what it's called. It's very tasty

On the day after Valentine's Day, you make Pizza Heart from The Loud House episode, "Missed Connection"

I've made the babka from your Seinfeld special once a year since it came out. This new video looks so much easier and more consistent. Can't wait to try this way now.

I've made the Martha Stewart recipe babka before, it has chocolate, cinnamon sugar, and strudel. Its delicious, even if you have to halve the chocolate in the recipe because it's too rich. Thank you for showing me a recipe that is a bit less... martha stewart. I might actually be willing to attempt this more than once a year.

I made a pesto babka about a month ago and it was a massive hit! I love babka-style loaves, there's so much you can do with it. The possibilities are endless, and they're almost always a hit!

During the lock downs I used the old babka video to create a savory babka. I can't believe he actually made one. I'll try it. Greetings from Bolivia

Since Tuesday March 1st is National Pancake Day, you could make the Alolan Pancakes from Pokemon episode, "Racing to a Big Event"

I've seen this particular episode at least a dozen times thanks to my 3yo and finally made babka with her today. Definitely let it cool before slicing but otherwise it's pretty tasty and the other siblings approve of it too

Interesting, the babka I’m used to having is a sweet yellow bread with golden raisins in it. I didn’t know there were other versions.

Try mixed green salad and garlic zoodles from Peacemaker episode, "A Whole New Whirled"

These look great! That said, cinnamon and fruit jam are the traditional fillings, with chocolate being a later development. And none of these hold a candle to poppy seeds, the best filling now and forever.

Make a note to bake Leaning Tower of Pisa Honeycake from Arthur cartoon after that show ends in February 21st

I've been practicing with babka since October or so. My family's and coworkers' favorite sweet variations have been apple cinnamon with walnuts, or pumpkin pecan. They are both very tasty and not quite as rich as chocolate

For early or late St. Patrick's Day, make any green food like these for example: Green Eggs and Ham cartoon: Ham-Egg-Edon Hotel Transylvania 3- Garlic Guacamole The Simpsons- Wasabi Wings

Now I just need to figure out a strawberry babka and Grandma will be happy.

Can you do an episode of basics on alcohol substitutions? Some people don’t consume alcohol for health, religious, or personal reasons, and it would be great to know what options there are for recipes that require it.

This is beautiful and I can't wait to try these recipes, especially the savory version. One thing that popped into my mind when you cut into the savory babka, it would have been nice for the swirls to have been more visible. I wonder if you could use a food processor for the spread, and add in some green scallion tops and/or some fresh parsley to get a green color. That way you can really see those layers and I'm sure it would taste great too.

Made this a few times from your cookbook. It’s always the first thing to be gone when put out for friends and family!

Currently in the middle of making a Babka by hand. Yup...I do not have a stand mixer or a hand mixer. Came to RU-vid to find a video to double check that my dough looked right before I let it sit. It doesn't look like his. Wish me luck folks!

Please make Dwayne's grilled cheese sandwich with different types of cheese and blackberries from Craig of the Creek

Do the babka from Seinfeld next!

For the savory one, the lack of swirl is disappointing after all that work. I'm sure it tastes awesome but do you think an extra sprinkling of black sesame seeds or poppy seeds over the cheese mixture would work to make a dark line for the swirl? Or something else?

Wow this, this takes me back. Brings back a lot of memories of my late grandmother. Thank you for bringing back all those memories and bringing a smile to a rather difficult day.

Chocolate babka is amazing

I tried this, and I loved it. I do want to apologize to all the traditional babka lovers, that I made a black sesame seed and cream cheese spread version cause I was curious. All I can say is that it is delicious

I can’t guarantee I’ll let it cool for two hours. I like warm baked pastries 😋

I always watch Babish just for inspiration, and to admire the work- then recipes like the everything bagel babka show up and I absolutely have to make it!!

Maybe you can make Literally All Toppings Pizza from Steven Universe

bro this is like a childhood moment for anybody with slavic grandparents

We can all agree that babish never disappoints us

I hadn't thought of savory babka but now I want to make one with basil pesto and sun-dried tomatoes. Topped with Parmigiano Reggiano.

Nothing like watching Babish and having breakfast while doing it. My own Breakfast with Babish.

That dough rolled out perfectly wow

As a Polish person I'm thoroughly confused as what that babka is. For me, babka is just poundcake

Just made it. It turned out great

How about on the day after Valentine's day, you make Homer Simpson's' Valentine breakfast from, "I Love Lisa", episode Even if it's just Bacon and Eggs

going to make this for my dad. has been worried since the war about Poland and maybe a bit of home might cheer him up a little.

I've never considered everything bagel babka. By the way, a Nutella chocolate chip babka is amazing.

I'm always impressed by Andrews style.. that coffee cup at the end of the video with the handle that goes all the way up to the lip was clean. The wooden bracelet on his right wrist makes a classy contrast to the tasteful timepiece on his left, with the Fisherman's style sweater!?! Idk maybe I'm a nerd but I just love the choices. Great video too, never heard of babka before.

Can’t see Bobka and not think of Seinfeld

Hey Babish! Your videos are pretty relaxing and very informative!! Thank you for all you do!

Fun fact: these videos makes our days better

Atomic coffee is great. It's made right down the road from me

Love the content. Love getting the daily dose of cooking knowledge 👍

That Babka looks like it can be used in hand to hand combat (dense) Here in Brooklyn it’s made to be more airy.

On Tuesday before or after Saint Patrick Day, please make Kanker Burger

Not often I see a baking recipe that I want to try, but the chocolate one just looks amazing! I'll have to try that over the next few weeks...

Official petition to start "Bobka with Babish" The segment where Babish teaches us how to make different flavors of Bobka.

Its strange I didn knew this kind of pastry is in US too, we have it in everysupermarket and my grandmother used to bake it quite often. Funny thing is that Babka means grandmother in my language.

This looks delicous!

I love babka. In my country it’s a traditional Easter food

I’m only slightly disappointed that you didn’t tie this in with Seinfeld.

I prefer mine with a nut based filling like hazelnut or with a poppy seed based filling

Hello Andrew!! I LOVE 🧡 🍫🍫 Chocolate Babka!! My Husband is lucky if he gets one piece b/c I eat it all. Ha! Lol 🙂😊

My man is out here flexing with the new whip on ig and the GMT master in the babka vid, respect.

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Can I use vanilla extract instead of paste? We don’t have fancy stuff in Brazil

I've used peach jam as a filling

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Ok I just have a few comments cuz I’m really happy that babish did babka which is one of my religions best deserts. First off the babka “dough” is actually called challah and I would love it if babish would make it. It’s basically a sweet and fluffy bread. Also in general babka doesn’t have dairy in it because our religion prohibits us from having dairy and meat together, and in general we have babka for desert after a meat meal so it wouldn’t have milk in it

I JUST made your babka from your Seinfeld series and they came out amazing, i'm excited to try this one too!

I feel like that savory babka would play nicely with some of the dips and cheeses typically found at a Su- uh, Big Game party.

Basics with Babish beautifully bolsters baking buttery Babka. Bravo

That everything babka is something I didn’t know I needed in my life.

I RAN when I saw alma coffee!!!! Woooo!!!

In honor of Coach Madden passing away we need a Truduckin this thanksgiving!

Yay Babish!!

Just made the cinnamon babka following these steps and it came out great!

My favorite is with cinnamon and currants. Like a babka currant roll.

made the cinnamon ones, absolitely delicous. Only difference i did was use a cup of tofu instead of 4 eggs because I ran out.

Babish out here making videos like we all don't remember him doing Seinfeld babkas already. "Cinnamon takes a back seat to no babka!"

This is great because I’ve been wanting to make babka for a while!!

You had the perfect chance to add Seinfelds scene with the chocolate babka

Grandma would've loved your everything loas

Nice! I adore cinnamon pastries from Northern and Eastern Europe. 👍

Babka one of the best Polish pastry

this works pretty neat for garlic bread too, probably. nice

The everything bagel babka is amazing! Thank you!

Hey, is there any chance you are going to make Cozonac? It's a Christmas special romanian sweet that's very tasty. Thanks :)

Looks bangin

an OG style babish video is always a nice thing on a weekend morning.

This looks delicious 😍 I have a request: when you do the subtitles could you set them to go at the top of the screen while you're cooking on the countertop? Unfortunately when they're on I can't see what you're doing because they cover the work surface! Thank you

I love to sprinkle crumbly wet sand mixtures generously over all my loafs.