Vegan Babka

Name: Vegan Babka
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: ~4 cups (600g) all purpose flour; ¾ cup lukewarm coconut milk + 2-4 tbsp (divided) (this enriches the dough); 4 tbsp organic cane sugar, divided; 2 ¼ tsp (or 1 packed) active dry yeast; 1 ¼ tsp sea salt; 2 tbsp Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer + 4 tbsp water (see note 1); 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups pecans blitzed in the food processor (or very finely chopped); ½ cup tahini (or other nut/seed butter--peanut butter would be great); ¼ cup cocoa powder; ¼ cup maple syrup or agave