This babka recipe is inspired by baba ganoush, a healthy mediterranean dip made with eggplants.

Every year around the holidays, there’s one small thing I still do without fail: I buy a chocolate orange. Growing up, those chocolate oranges were my dad’s thing . I can still picture him standing in the kitchen, tapping it on the counter and cracking it open, the segments breaking apart with that familiar snap. It never mattered how old I got — it always felt special. It was one of those quiet traditions that didn’t need explaining. Now, the holidays look different. I live nearly 2,000...

Over the years, I’ve come to find my sweet spot in the Jewish baking world - the cozy corner where traditional recipes meet modern American flavors. It’s where challah mingles with cinnamon rolls, rugelach flirts with s’mores, and babka gets dressed up for the season. This Pumpkin Pie Babka is exactly that: a love letter to my favorite time of year, when the air turns crisp, we start to give thanks, and our kitchens fill with the scent of spice and sugar. It’s part babka, part pumpkin pie,...