Name: Not-Just-Chocolate Babka
Yield: Makes one loaf
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp [160 g] all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 large eggs, room temperature; ⅛ tsp vanilla extract; ¼ cup [35 g] golden raisins; ¼ cup [35 g] flame raisins; 7 Tbsp [70 g] chocolate brownies or crisp chocolate cookies; ¼ cup [45 g] semisweet chocolate; ¼ cup [45 g] heavy cream; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, cold, cut into ¼ in [6 mm] pieces; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 tsp granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp orange zest; ¾ tsp fine sea salt; 1 Tbsp plus ½ tsp granulated sugar; ⅓ cup plus ½ Tbsp [70 g] granulated sugar; 2 Tbsp plus 1 tsp water; 3 Tbsp granulated sugar; ⅓ cup plus ½ Tbsp [80 g] unsalted butter, room temperature, cubed; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp instant yeast; 1 Tbsp plus 1½ tsp water, room temperature

We love our version of babka, and it’s not just chocolate, as the name implies! Rather, it’s a multi-flavored layering of chocolate, cinnamon, orange, and raisins. They come together in a complex and satisfying way, well worth all of the steps in getting there. And with the classic babka twist for shaping, it’s pretty too, making it a perfect sweet to usher in a sweet new year on Rosh Hashanah. Making our babka requires some effort; you might say it’s a project. We suggest making it over a