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Blueberry Cream Cheese Babka

Blueberry Cream Cheese Babka

This Blueberry Cream Cheese Babka offers a delightful combination of creamy filling and pillowy dough that everyone will love.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Eastern European
Calories: 300

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 cup milk gently warmed
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg wash
  • 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • rolling pin
  • Baking pan
  • Oven

Method
 

Babka Preparation
  1. In a bowl, combine flour and yeast.
  2. Heat the milk gently and mix in the butter and sugar until melted.
  3. Beat the eggs and then add them to the milk mixture.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix.
  5. Knead the dough until smooth, then let it rise until doubled in size.
  6. Roll out the dough and spread softened cream cheese evenly.
  7. Sprinkle fresh blueberries over the cream cheese layer.
  8. Roll the dough tightly and slice into pieces.
  9. Place the slices into a greased pan and let rise.
  10. Preheat the oven and then bake until golden brown.
  11. Allow to cool before drizzling with powdered sugar and vanilla extract mixture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 5gFat: 12g

Notes

For added flavor, consider using raspberries or nuts in the filling.

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