Babka (creative cooking)

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c Milk
1/3 c Vegetable shortening
1 ts Salt
1/4 c Sugar
1 pk Active dry yeast
1/4 c Warm water
2 Eggs, beaten
1/2 ts Dried lemon peel
2 1/4 c Flour
1 c Raisins
1/4 c Chopped almonds

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