Chocolate Filling
 
Yields about 2 cups
Ingredients
  • 6ounces (170 grams) dark chocolate, cut into pieces (or good-quality dark chocolate chips such as Ghirardelli)
  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks; 170 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup (100 grams) sugar
  • ⅓ cup (25 grams) cocoa powder (I recommend Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch fine sea salt
Instructions
  1. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate in 30-second intervals until completely melted, stirring vigorously in between with a small spatula. Allow to cool for 2 minutes.
  2. Beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add cocoa powder, melted dark chocolate, cinnamon, and salt. Use to spread inside babka, challah, or rugelach.
Recipe by Bake from Scratch at https://staging.bakefromscratch.com/basic-sweet-rugelach/