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BABKA
RECIPE
This recipe
will teach you how to make Babka recipe. Babka
is a sweet spongy yeast cake. This recipe is sometimes called
a bread but I prefer to call it a cake, it is made all different
ways like chocolate Babka but this fruit one is my favourite.
The flavour of currant, raisins, lemon and orange zest and
the orange liqueur are just some of the ingredients that go
into making this cake an exceptional tasting cake.
Babka
Ingredients
2 cups milk
1 cake yeast
5 eggs
4 egg yolks
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
grated zest of 2 oranges
grated zest of 1 lemon
9 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup golden raisins
1 1/4 cups margarine softened
1 Tbs orange flavoured liqueur
1 cup chopped slivered almonds
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup all purpose flour extra
Babka
Method
In a bowl
place the yeast and pour warm water over it. Break up the
yeast with a spoon and set aside for 3 minutes. In a small
saucepan scald the milk and add 1 cup margarine and stir until
melted. Remove from the heat and let cool until lukewarm.
In a large mixing bowl beat together 4 eggs and egg yolks
with an electric mixer with a paddle attachment and then add
sugar and salt and continue to beat until mixture is thick
and pale and then add vanilla, orange flavoured liqueur, zests
and yeast mixture. Combine all these ingredients well. Gradually
beat in 4 cups flour then add the milk mixture alternately
with the remaining 4 cups flour while beating on medium speed.
Add extra flour if dough is to sticky. Next thing to do is
mix in the currants, raisins, golden raisins and almonds then
transfer the dough to a clean large bowl and knead it using
a large wooden spoon until the dough pulls away and doesn't
stick to the spoon usually about 10 minutes. After you finnish
that put the dough into a large buttered bowl and turn it
around so all sides are covered with the butter then cover
and place in a warm place until dough rises to the top of
the bowl usually takes about 2 hours.
After the dough has risen punch it down and cover the bowl
and let it rise again. While the dough is rising butter 3
angel food cake pans. In a small bowl mix 1 cup flour, 4 tablespoons
margarine, brown sugar, and cinnamon this will form the crumb
topping. Take this mixture and sprinkle evenly in the 3 pans.
Now preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Now take the dough and
punch it down again and turn it out onto a lightly floured
surface and knead for 1 minute. Cut the dough into thirds
and transfer to prepared pans. Cover loosely with plastic
wrap and allow to rise to the top of the pan. Bake the Babka
for 50 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the
middle comes out clean. Leave cakes to cool in pan for 4 minutes
then turn out onto cooling rack and let cool. Sprinkle cake
with powdered sugar if desired.
Enjoy your freshly made Babka!
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