Babka (Creative Cooking)
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 12 Categories:
Cakes
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
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Milk 1/3
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Vegetable shortening 1
t
Salt 1/4
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Sugar 1
pk
Active dry yeast 1/4
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Warm water 2
Eggs, beaten 1/2
ts
Dried lemon peel 2 1/4
c
Flour 1
c
Raisins 1/4
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Chopped almonds
Directions:
Scald milk in saucepan. Add shortening, salt, and sugar; stir until
shortening is melted and sugar dissolved. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve
yeast in warm water; add to lukewarm milk mixture and mix well. Add
eggs and lemon peel to milk mixture. Add flour; beat until smooth.
Cover and let rise for 6 hours. Punch down dough. Add raisins; knead
until smooth and elastic. Generously grease brioche pan; sprinkle
bottom with almonds. Pour dough into pan. Let rise, uncovered, for 20
minutes. Preheat oven to 425F. Bake babka for 20 minutes. Remove from
pan immediately.
Source: Creative Cooking Desserts, page 5
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