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- From: "Shirley A. Knapp" <sk19+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Babka
- Date: 20 Feb 1994 09:18:10 -0500
- Organization: Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
- Message-ID: <2k7rf2$25v@s.ms.uky.edu>
-
- Recipes taken from POLISH COOKING, Marianna Olszewska Heberle
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- Grandmother's Sweet Bread
- (Babka)
- This dessert, a cross between cake and sweet bread, is often baked for Easter.
-
- 3 (1/4-oz) pkgs. active dry yeast 1-1/4 cups unsalted butter or margarine
- (3 tablespoons) 6 eggs
- 3/4 cup warm water (110F, 45C) 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 cup sugar 1-1/2 tsp. salt
- About 7-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 egg whites
- 1-1/2 cups milk
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- Topping:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine chilled
-
- Grease side and bottom of 2 (10-inch) tube pans. Prepare Topping; set
- aside. In a shallow, medi m bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1
- tablespoon sugar and 1/2 cup flour; stir to combine. Cover; let stand
- in a warm place 5 to 10 minutes until foamy. Heat milk and butter or
- margarine in a small saucepan until melted. Let stand until mixture
- cools to warm. In a large bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks and remaining 1
- cup sugar until pale and frothy. Add cooled milk mixture, salt and
- yeast mixture. Beat until smooth. Gradually beat in 4-1/2 cups flour.
- Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn out dough on
- a lightly floured surface. Knead dough into a soft, smooth dough.
- Divide dough in 1/2. Arrange 1 part dough in each greased pan. Cover
- with a damp cloth; let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, until
- doubled in bulk, about 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350F (175C). Lightly
- beat 2 egg whites in a small bowl until foamy. Brush beaten egg whites
- on top of dough. Evenly sprinkle Topping over dough. Bake 50 to 55
- minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool
- cakes in pans 3 to 4 minutes on racks. Turn out of pans; cool
- completely on racks. Frost with Powdered-Sugar Icing, if desired.
- Makes 2 (10-inch)
- cakes.
-
- Topping: In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Using a
- pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter or margarine until mixture
- resembles crumbs.
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- Powdered-Sugar Icing
- Lukier
-
- The thin, satin-smooth crust of this icing is a nice complement to
- cookies, mazurkas and cakes.
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- 2 egg whites
- 1-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
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- In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually add powdered
- sugar, beating constantly. Beat 10 minutes or until glossy. Add lemon
- juice; beat 2 minutes or until icing stands up in soft peaks. Makes
- about 1-1/4 cups icing.
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- Variation: Add food coloring or flavorings, such as 1 teaspoon sifted
- unsweetened cocoa powder or vanilla extract. Use a little more sugar if
- liquids are added.
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