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Salted Tahini-Chocolate Babka Buns

By Eden Grinshpan

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Salted tahinichocolate babka buns in a pan.
Photo by Aubrie Pick

Babka is a traditional Jewish dessert that’s a buttery yeasted loaf swirled with gooey chocolate or cinnamon layers. I made it my mission to come up with a version that was (a) home cook friendly and (b) a mash-up with the brunch-must-have, cinnamon buns. I worked some citrus zest into the dough itself, which lightens the flavor, and the drizzle of tahini over the chocolate filling keeps things from getting crazy sweet, but don’t worry—I added a salted sugar glaze to give it that extra somethin’ somethin’. I mean—come on! 

This recipe was excerpted from ‘Eating Out Loud' by Eden Grinshpan. Buy the full book on Amazon.

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