Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 stick (4 oz.) butter or margarine
Note: Heat above ingredients briefly to about 120 degrees F/50 degrees C
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 package (1/4 ounce/7 grams) dry yeast
2 eggs
Approximately 20 marachino cherries, halved
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Cinnamon sugar, (amount to preference)
1 tbsp. rum, (optional)
Instructions:
1). Mix flour, sugar, salt and yeast together. Blend in heated milk mixture; add eggs and then more flour as needed until dough can be easily handled. Knead for about 15 minutes.
2). Place dough in a large greased glass bowl and turn so top of dough is also greased. Cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk.
3). Divide dough in half. Roll out each half into a rectangle shape. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, then scatter cherries, nuts and raisins over cinnamon sugar.
4). Roll up, seam side down, and place in 2 greased loaf pans (seam side down). Cover and let rise again.
5). Bake the babkas in a 325 degree F (160 C) oven for 25 to 30 minutes. (If they begin to brown too quickly, cover them loosely with aluminum foil).
Note: When kneading, if dough is difficult to handle, grease hands!
Makes 2 loaves.
Source: Family Recipe
Submitted By: Joan
Date: April 16, 2003