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Babka Wielkanocna - Easter Babka

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup milk
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Active Dry Yeast -- (2 Pkg)
1/4 cup lukewarm water
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
15 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup melted butter
3/4 cup Candied Lemon Peel -- Mixed With
Candied Orange Peels -- And Chopped
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/3 cup raisins
blanched almond halves
bread crumbs

Scald milk and pour into a large bowl. Slowly add 3/4 cup flour to the
hot milk and beat thoroughly. Cool. 
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water 5 minutes, then add one spoonful of 
the sugar and let stand 5 minutes. Add to cooled milk mixture and beat 
well. 
Cover and let rise until double in bulk. 
Add salt to egg yolks. Beat until thick and lemon-colored (about 
5 minutes). Add remaining sugar and extracts and continue beating.
Combine egg mixture with milk mixture, beating thoroughly. Add remaining
flour and mix well. 
Knead 10 minutes in bowl. Add butter and continue kneading for10 more
minutes, or until dough leaves fingers.
Add candied peel, almonds, and raisins. Knead to mix well. 
Let rise until double in bulk. Punch down and let rise again. Preheat 
oven to 350 deg. F. 
Generously grease a 12-inch fluted tub pan. Press almond halves 
around sides and bottom of pan. Coat with bread crumbs.
Punch down dough and put into prepared pan. Dough should fill a
third of the pan. Let rise 1 hour, or until dough fills pan. 
Bake at 350 deg. F about 50 minutes, or until hollow sounding when 
tapped on top.

(Makes 1 baba)

RATING Difficulty: moderate. Time: About 3 hours. Precision: Measure
the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR Original recipe passed down through the generations and
translated from Polish into English by ?

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