Babka brioche - chocolate and nuts

Ingredients

Brioche :

• 2 oz warm water
• 2 oz warm milk
• 2 tsp dry yeast
• 2.5 cups flour
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 oz butter
• 1 egg

Chocolate spread:

• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 3 oz chocolate
• 3 oz butter
• 2 oz nuts

Syrup :

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Materials

• Cake mold 8 x 4 inches

Preparation

• Mix dry yeast with warm water and warm milk. Leave to rest for 10 minutes at room temperature.
• Put flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add melted butter, egg and vanilla. Pour the milk + water + yeast mix.
  
• Knead at low spead until homogeneous. Form a bowl, cover with a cloth and leave to rest for 2 hours at room temperature. Then, refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Chocolate spread :
  Mix melted chocolate, softened butter, cocoa powder and sugar.
  
• Spread the brioche dough over a floured work surface. Spread the chocolate spread on top. Baste some water on the borders.
• Crush the nuts and sprinkle on the chocolate spread. Roll the dough. Cut the roll in half lengthwise.
  
• Turn the stuffed parts upward and twist the two parts. Transfer in a greased cake mold. Leave to rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
• Bake for 25 min at 350°F (180°C). Prepare syrup : put water + sugar in a pan at low heat, mix and remove from heat after 10 minutes.
  
• Baste some syrup on top of your babka and bake again 5 minutes at 350°F (180°C).
• Leave to cool down, unmold and there you are !