Cooking and Serving: Cook time: servings

Ingredients

Produce
• 3 tbsp Pom brand pomegranate
Refrigerated
• 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
• 2 oz Chestnut paste, unsweetened
• 3 tsp Vanilla spread
Baking & Spices
• 4 oz 70 percent or thereabouts chocolate
• 1 package Active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup Chocolate chips – tfd strongly prefers guittard akoma brand, semisweet
• 4 3/4 cups Flour
• 1 1/8 cup Granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup Granulated sugar combined with
• 1 1/2 tbsp King arthur brand black cocoa powder
• 1 Pinch Kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
• 3 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp Sea salt, fine
Dairy
• 22 1/2 tbsp Butter, unsalted
• 3/4 cup Heavy cream
• 1/2 cup Whole milk
Other
• 1 tsp Finely-grated or microplaned orange zest (optional) (tfd change – original was lemon)

Description

The Hirshon Ultimate Jewish Chocolate Chestnut Babka באַבקע