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Easter Babka Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter soften
1/2 cup sugar
5 egg yolks
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (115 °)
1 whole lemon rind grated
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup warm milk
4 cups flour (about)
1 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup sliced blanched almonds
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat 4 egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Stir into creamed mixture. Soften yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Add to mixture with lemon rind. Beat in salt and cinnamon. Add milk and flour to make a soft dough. Stir in raisins. Knead in bowl until dough no longer sticks to the hands. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk. (about 2 hours).
Butter a 3-quart bundt pan and shape dough to fit it. Put dough in pan, cover and let rise again until doubled (about 1-1/2 hours). Beat remaining egg yolk slightly with 2 Tbsps of water. Brush on raised dough and sprinkle with almonds.
Bake in reheated moderate o(350º) oven for 30 minutes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
12
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
We make this bread every Easter, an Arndt tradition.

 

 

 

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