OK, baking fans, we have a real project for you if you're up for the challenge. Set aside your basic banana bread, because it's time to move on to a recipe for the patient pros. Yes, patient, because ...

A chocolate babka has charms that aren’t always apparent from its dowdy exterior. Beneath the bumpy streusel and sunken crust lies a soft yeast-risen cake, buttery as brioche, shot through with sticky ...

When America's Test Kitchen sent me a review copy of "The Complete Autumn and Winter Cookbook: 550+ Recipes for Warming Dinners, Holiday Roasts, Seasonal Desserts, Breads, Food Gifts and More" this ...

In an old “Seinfeld” episode, Jerry and Elaine stop at a bakery on their way to a dinner party, intending to buy a chocolate babka as a hostess gift. But they’re thwarted by the couple ahead of them, ...

Every time I see a picture of babka, I find myself mesmerized by all of its lovely twists, turns, and swirly patterns. Whether it’s filled with spices and nuts or stuffed with a savory filling, babkas ...

Note: This recipe offers two shaping techniques: for a free-standing babka in the Israeli Kranz cake style, or the more conventional loaf. The basic dough recipe is from "Artisan Breads Every Day" by ...

18 E. 16th St., nr. Union Sq. W.; 212-633-2253 Babka may have been born in Central Europe, but there is likely no country more besotted with the stuff than Israel, where it’s known as “krantz cake.” ...