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#thepastryadventure April 2017 : The Babka

t.spn
May 2, 2017
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Right, so this is the April challenge, but I’m posting it a tab bit late.

So, here it is. The 4th challenge – the Babka!

A quick history lesson:

“Babka is a yeast cake that is prepared in Eastern European countries on Easter. It is also known as Bobka or Baba. The word means “grandmother” in Polish. It is similar to the French sweet bread Brioche, and it looks like the pleats of a grandmother’s skirt. You can get pretty creative with the filling. Some contain raisins and is glazed with fruit-based icing. This cake can be made in a variety of flavors, such as chocolate, vanilla, and citrus.

This cake is popular in countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, and Western Russia with slight variations. It is called by various names across these regions and is particularly known as Cozonac in Romania, Kozunak in Bulgaria, and panettone in Western Europe. This cake was brought to the US by Polish and Jewish communities.”