this recipe is truly foolproof and the filling options are endless. pictured here is my basic babka dough, filled with dark chocolate, banana, olive oil, and sea salt. <br /> <br />a couple tricks for first-time bread bakers: <br />try working the dough without a mixer. while most dough recipes for home cooks call for a kitchenaid with a dough hook, almost all of these final doughs can be achieved without a mixer. mixing by hand also helps you get familiar with the texture, elasticity, and form the dough should take. <br />work on a cold surface. marble or butcher block is preferable and make sure your ac is cranking! <br />salt and yeast aren’t friends. salt slows down fermentation (a.k.a. what the yeast is doing!) so don’t combine them at the onset of your recipe making. instead, dissolve the yeast in a bit of water and stagger adding it with the salt.

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