Bialy Babka
Recipe from smitten kitchen · original post · full recipe on smittenkitchen.com
A savoury babka ribboned with buttery caramelised onions and poppy seeds. Eat it warm, plain or with butter or cream cheese, or alongside a bowl of soup. Add 1 to 2 cups grated gruyère to the onions for a French Onion Babka.
Serves 8 225 minKid-friendly
VegetarianBake
Ingredients
- unsalted butter — divided85 g
- whole milk90 ml
- instant yeast1.75 tsp
- granulated sugar15 g
- fine sea salt — 1 ½ tsp; divided9 g
- large eggs — 1 whole and 1 yolk only2 ea
- all-purpose flour295 g
- yellow onions — diced680 g
- poppy seeds — divided9 g
Method
- Make the dough: melt 55 g of the butter. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the melted butter, milk, yeast, sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, the egg and the yolk. Add the flour and knead with the dough hook on low for 5 to 7 minutes, until stretchy but soft. Transfer to an oiled bowl, cover tightly and leave in a warm spot for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until about doubled. (In a cold kitchen, heat the oven to 200°F (95°C) for a few minutes, turn it off and rise the dough in there.)
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Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Dairy-free
- 85 g Dairy-free butter instead of unsalted butter
- 90 ml Oat milk instead of whole milk
Use dairy-free butter for the dough, the onions and greasing the tin; rising and baking times are unchanged.
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Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury'sBest choice· £3.24 of food
£8.35
61% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- fine sea salt
Aldi UK· £3.93 of food · £0.69 more
£9.23
57% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- poppy seeds
Morrisons· £2.22 of food
£7.62
71% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- instant yeast
- large eggs
Tesco· £2.25 of food
£9.06
75% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- instant yeast
- fine sea salt
Asda· £2.26 of food
£8.84
74% spare
No price at Asda for:
- instant yeast
- poppy seeds
£0.52a serve
from £0.52 a serve at Sainsbury's · 8 of 9 ingredients priced
About £4.14 of ingredients used for 8 serves.
£10.50 across 4 shops · all 9 items priced · £2.10 more for bigger packs, 74% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£3.24
missing 1 item
you'll pay £8.35 · 61% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.93
missing 1 item · £0.69 more
you'll pay £9.23 · 57% of it spare
Morrisons£2.22
missing 2 items
you'll pay £7.62 · 71% of it spare
Tesco£2.25
missing 2 items
you'll pay £9.06 · 75% of it spare
Asda£2.26
missing 2 items
you'll pay £8.84 · 74% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£6.93
unsalted butter
£7.40/kg
need 85 gCowbelle British Unsalted Butter 250 g£1.85closest match
Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£8.25/kg£1.65·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·Morrisons£1.85·
OcadoN/A
whole milk
£0.73/L
need 90 mlCowbelle Whole Milk 3.6% Fat 2.27 L£1.65closest match
Aldi UK£0.73/L£1.65·Tesco£1.50/L£0.85·Sainsbury's£3.40/L£0.85·Asda£1.50/L£0.85·Morrisons£1.20·OcadoN/A
instant yeast
£15.48/kg
need 1.75 tspThe Pantry Yeast 0.04kg£0.65
Aldi UK£15.48/kg£0.65·Sainsbury's£15.50/kg£1.55·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
granulated sugar
£1.09/kg
need 15 gThe Pantry Granulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09closest match
Aldi UK£1.09/kg£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.50/kg£0.75·Asda£1.78/kg£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£2.00/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A
large eggs
£0.282/ea
need 2 itemsMerevale British Large Free Range Eggs 6 Pack 6 each£1.69closest match
Aldi UK£0.282/ea£1.69·Sainsbury's£0.350/ea£2.10·Tesco£0.280/ea£2.80·Asda£0.287/ea£2.87·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£2.05
yellow onions
£0.80/kg
need 680 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Asda£0.98/kg£0.98·OcadoN/A
poppy seeds
£12.50/kg
need 9 gSainsbury's Poppy Seeds 100 g£1.25closest match
Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Tesco£12.00/kg£1.20·Morrisons£1.20·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.70
all-purpose flour
£0.47/kg
need 295 gStandard 1.5 kg£0.70closest match
Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Aldi UK£0.70·Asda£0.52/kg£0.78·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.82
fine sea salt
£1.09/kg
need 9 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82closest match
Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£200.00/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A