"Aunt Bertie was known for her fruitcake, but she also left behind many bread recipes, including Babka. This sweet Babka is filled with dried pineapple, dried mango and currants, then drizzled with a powdered sugar glaze."
Great Aunt Bertie's Babka
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Prep time: 4mins
Cook time: 30mins
Serves or Makes: 2
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ingredients
- 1 1/2 teasopon quick-rise yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water at 110 degrees
- 1/4 cup warm whole milk
- 4 tablepoons melted butter
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped dried pineapple
- 1 cup currants or raisins
- 1 cup chopped pistachios
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
Method
Step 1
Add the warm water to the bowl of a mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and stir to combine. Stir the yeast into the warm water with a spoon. Let the water and yeast stand about 5 minutes until the yeast activates and starts to bubble and foam.
Step 2
In another bowl, add the sugar, warm milk, melted butter and eggs and stir to combine. With the mixer on low, add the milk mixture to the yeast mixture.
Step 3
With the mixer on slow, slowly add the bread flour one cup at a time, allspice and salt. Continue adding the bread flour one cup at a time to make a soft dough. Knead the dough in the mixer for 7minutes.
Step 4
Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and add the dough. Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled, two hours.
Step 5
Flour a work surface and turn out the dough. Cut the dough in half to make two loaves. Roll one half of the dough into a 9” x 12” rectangle. Spread half of the dried pineapple, dried papaya, currants and pistachios over the dough. Roll the dough into a log and seal the ends and bottom of the dough with your fingers.
Step 6
Cut the dough log in half, then weave the two strips of dough together. The fruit and nuts should face you. Spray two 5 x 9 loaf pans with cooking spray. Place the dough in the baking pans with the fruit and nuts facing you and cover. Let the dough rise again for two hours.
Step 7
Cut the dough log in half, then weave the two strips of dough together. The fruit and nuts should face you. Spray two 5 x 9 loaf pans with cooking spray. Place the dough in the baking pans with the fruit and nuts facing you and cover. Let the dough rise again for two hours.
Step 8
Heat the oven to 350. Brush the tops of the Babka loaves with melted butter. Bake until the Babka is puffed and golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Remove the pans from the oven and let the Babkacool for 10 minutes. Gently turn the Babka out of the pans and cool on a wire rack.
Step 9
Combine the powdered sugar with the milk to make a runny glaze. Drizzle the glaze over the top. The Babka is also delicious as French Toast.
Step 10
Notes: The recipes makes two loaves of Babka. Plan for about 4 hours total dough rising time.