Babka II

Name: Babka II
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 237 milliliters butter, melted; 4 eggs, separated; 2 liters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters milk; 1 Tbsp grated orange zest; 237 milliliters raisins; 237 milliliters warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C); 237 milliliters white sugar

Babkan II might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 16. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 441 calories, 9g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Easter event. If you have orange zest, butter, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Mixing Bowl

Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture, 2 cups of the flour, the whole eggs, egg yolks, sugar, milk and orange zest; mix well.

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Orange Zest

Egg

Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Yeast

Milk

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Bowl

Add the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until the dough comes together. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 5 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Flatten the dough out with your hands and smear 1/3 cup of the butter on the dough. Fold up the dough and knead gently to incorporate the butter into the dough. Repeat this twice until all of the butter is incorporated. Use the same method to incorporate the raisins.

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Raisins

Butter

Dough

Lightly oil a large mixing bowl.

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Cooking Oil

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Mixing Bowl

Place the dough in the bowl and turn the dough to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let stand in a warm place until doubled in volume; about 1 hour.

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Dough

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C).

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Oven

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into two equal size pieces. Form each piece into a loaf and place them in two lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes.

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Dough

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Loaf Pan

Brush the tops of the loaves with egg whites and bake at 350 degrees F(175 degrees C) until the top of the loaves are golden and the bottom of the loaves sound hollow when tapped, about 30 to 40 minutes.

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Egg Whites