International Recipes
Polish Easter Bread (Babka)
Ingredients
Bread
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 package yeast
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 can seedless raisins
Rum Syrup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup rum
Instructions
Bread
- Mix 3/4 cup flour and yeast. combine milk and butter in a saucepan only until WARM. Pour into bowl.
- Add remaining dry ingredients, and beat for 2 minutes in electric mixer.
- Add eggs one at a time and up to a 1/2 cup flour to make a thick batter. Beat for an additional 2 minutes.
- Cover and let rise until doubled.
- Stir in raisins and turn out into a greased 2 quart tube pan. Let rise uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes.
- Before removing from pan and while still hot from oven, prick bread with a fork and pour Rum Syrup over the cake.
Rum Syrup
- Bring all ingredients to a boil.