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Savory Mediterranean Babka

This incredible Savory Mediterranean Babka features sun-dried tomato garlic spread, sun-dried tomatoes, marinated artichokes and tangy herbed goat cheese! Packed full of flavor, your taste buds will thank you!
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Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Jewish, Mediterranean
Yields 8 Servings

INGREDIENTS

Babka Dough

  • Cup (151g) Warm Water
  • 2 Tsp (6g) Dry Active Yeast
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp + 1 teaspoon Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 ¼ Cups (270g) Bread Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt

Babka Filling

  • 4 oz 113 g or half a jar Gourmet Joy's Sundried Tomato Garlic Spread
  • ½ Cup Marinated Artichokes drained and finely chopped
  • ½ Cup Sun-dried Tomatoes in Oil drained and roughly chopped
  • 3 to 4 Oz Herbed Goat Cheese crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Babka Dough
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix sugar, warm water (105ºF to 110ºF or 40.5ºC to 43ºC) and yeast together. Allow yeast to bloom for 8 minutes. It should be foamy and double in size.
  • Add olive oil, salt and all of the bread flour into the bowl and with a wooden spoon or spatula, combine until a rough ball of dough forms.
  • Fit your stand mixer with the hook attachment and mix the dough on medium for 8 minutes. The dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl, but may still stick to the bottom of the bowl. IF it's still sticky, you can add 1 tablespoon of flour.
  • The dough should be somewhat sticky. With oiled hands, remove the dough from the mixer and place in a large oiled bowl and cover with cling wrap. At this point, you can either let it slowly rise in the fridge overnight or allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
  • Shaping the Dough
  • Drain your sun-dried tomatoes well from the oil mixture. Roughly chop and set aside.
  • Drain your marinated artichokes well and finely chop them and set aside.
  • Gently punch the dough to release the air and roll out to 12 x 18 inch (30.4 x 45 cm) rectangle.
  • Evenly spread sun-dried tomato garlic spread onto the dough, leaving a half inch (1.27 cm) border all around. Then, add your chopped artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and crumbled goat cheese.
  • Tightly roll the dough into a log, starting with the shorter end.
  • Cut log straight down the middle leaving the top uncut. Twist the dough onto itself.
  • Carefully transfer the bread into a lined 9x5-inch loaf pan and cover loosely with a  tea towel and allow to proof for 30 minutes.
  • 20 minutes into the bread proofing, preheat your oven to 350ºF (176ºC).
  • Right before I pop it in the oven, I like to lightly brush it with oil from the sun-dried tomatoes. It's totally optional but adds a tad more favor! Bake for 40 to 45 minutes and serve completely cooled. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Store at room temperature for 3 days or up to a week when stored in the fridge.
  • Feel free to add more of the filling if you'd like. 
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