Sweet Potato Casserole Babka

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All of the flavors from the classic Thanksgiving side dish come together in this delicious yeast bread recipe - marshmallow, brown sugar and pecans galore!

Prep Time1 20

Cook Time45

Rising Time2

Total Time4 5

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 383kcal

Author: CaliGirl Cooking

Ingredients

2 cups sweet potato puree (divided) Roast about 2 sweet potatoes in a 350 degree oven for 45-60 minutes (until soft) then peel off skin and puree in food processor.
1 egg yolk at room temperature
2 eggs at room temperature
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon salt divided
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole milk at 110 degrees Fahrenheit
4 ounces unsalted butter cubed, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon water
3/4 cup chopped pecans toasted
7 ounce jar marshmallow fluff
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup of the sweet potato puree, the white of one of the eggs, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla, almond flour, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Use an immersion blender to mix well. Place in refrigerator until ready to use.
In another medium bowl, combine the two egg yolks, the other cup of the sweet potato puree, another 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and milk. Whisk until well blended and set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together 3 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and yeast. Add milk/sweet potato mixture and mix at medium speed using dough hook, about 3 minutes. Slowly add in the butter, a little at a time, while the dough hook is still going. Stop once the dough seems fairly well combined, of not a little sticky.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and slowly add more flour until you can easily form it into a ball.
Place dough in a medium mixing bowl coated with cooking spray. Spray the top of the dough as well. Cover loosely with plastic wrap.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. After just 5 minutes of preheating, turn off the oven and place the covered bowl with the dough in it inside. Let rise in oven for one hour. After one hour, remove the bowl from the oven and continue to let rise for another hour.
Divide the risen dough into two pieces. Roll the first piece into a 10" x 18" rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Use more flour as needed (practicing some restraint) in order to be able to roll the dough out with a rolling pin without it sticking.
Spread 1/2 of the marshmallow fluff all over the rectangle, like you would spread tomato sauce on a pizza. Next, spread on half of the sweet potato spread you had chilling in the refrigerator (save for a couple of tablespoons,) and then sprinkle on half of the chopped pecans.
Starting at the short end of the rectangle, roll the dough into a cylinder, much like you would for cinnamon rolls. Pinch the seams of the dough together as much as possible.
Spread the couple of tablespoons of sweet potato spread that you saved over the top of the cylinder. Then, gently pull up the sides and pinch together at the top of the cylinder, to encase this additional filling. This is where it might get messy, but that's okay.
Cut the cylinder in half vertically, then gently braid the two smaller cylinders together. Place in a 9x5-inch loaf pan coated liberally with cooking spray.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, then repeat the entire process with the other half of the dough.
In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining egg and 1 tablespoon of water to make the egg wash. Using a brush, spread liberally over the tops of each loaf. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of brown sugar over the tops of each loaf at this time as well.
Place loaves in 350 degree oven and bake for about 45 minutes, until the brown sugar top has become nice and golden. Let cool completely before turning out of the pan.

Notes

This recipe was adapted from A Brown Table's Sweet Potato Pie Babka.

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