Babka is a traditional Eastern European recipe that is filled either with cinnamon or chocolate (or Nutella) swirled into a yeast-risen coffee cake or brioche dough. The word babka means “grandmother” in Polish, which may refer to the cake’s cylindrical shape, which looks like a skirt with pleats. Eastern European immigrants brought the dish to New York and called it the krantz cake. Commonly prepared on Jewish holidays, the procedure takes all day, but babka freezes well for up to three months, so make it ahead of time!
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