My Mother's Ultimate Chocolate Babka

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J DeVol

subheading: For the dough:

1 ½ cups warm whole milk, approx. 110 degrees

2 (¼ oz. each) packages active dry yeast

¾ cups, plus a pinch, white granulated sugar

3 whole large eggs, room temperature (save 1 egg for egg wash)

1 Tbsp heavy cream (for egg wash…you can substitute milk)

2 large egg yolks, room temperature

1 ½ tsp of vanilla extract

6 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface

1 tsp salt

2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces, room temperature, plus more to grease bowl and loaf pans

subheading: For the chocolate filling:

24 oz. semisweet or dark chocolate chips (2 bags)

2 ½ Tbsp ground cinnamon

1 cup walnuts

½ cup sugar

½ cup sugar in the raw or turbinado sugar

¾ cup unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks)

subheading: For the streusel topping:

1 ⅔ cups confectioners’ sugar

1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour

12 Tbsp (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

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