*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                       Babka with Various Fillings

Recipe By     : Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook by Tom Lacalamita
Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : All About Breads- Machine

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      c             Milk -- +2 tb
   2      lg            Eggs
     1/2  ts            Vanilla extract
   3 1/2  c             All-purpose flour
     1/2  ts            Salt
   2      tb            Sugar
   2      tb            Unsalted butter
   2 1/2  ts            Yeast
                        Cinnamon Sugar Babka Filling:
   2      tb            Unsalted butter -- softened
     1/4  c             Sugar
   1      ts            Cinnamon
                        Chocolate Babka Filling:
     1/4  c             Cocoa
     1/2  c             Sugar
     1/4  c             Unsalted butter -- melted
     1/3  c             Pecans -- coarsely chopped
                        Cheese Babka Filling:
   8      oz            Farmer's cheese
   2      tb            Sugar
   1      tb            Flour
   1      lg            Egg yolk
   2      ts            Orange zest -- grated
     1/4  c             Dark raisins
                        Crumb Topping:
   1      tb            Unsalted butter -- softened
   2      tb            Sugar
   2      tb            Flour
   2      pn            Cinnamon
                        Egg Wash:
   1      lg            Egg white -- beaten with:
   1      ts            Water

All ingredients must be at room temperature.

Pick a filling: cinnamon, chocolate, or cheese.

Add ingredients except for filling, crumb topping, and egg wash in
the order specified in your machine's manual.

Use DOUGH setting.

At the end of the program, press CLEAR/ STOP. To punch dough down,
press START and let knead for 60 seconds. Press CLEAR/ STOP again.
Remove dough and let rest 5 minutes before hand-shaping.

Hand-Shaping Technique:

While the dough is rising, prepare your filling of choice by blending
ingredients together with a fork until crumbly. To make crumb
topping, blend all ingredients with a fork until crumbly. Chill both
until ready to use.

Lightly grease a 4-1/2 x 8-1/2" loaf pan. On a lightly floured
surface, roll the dough into a 10x20" rectangle. Cover with filling
up to 1" from edges. Roll up lengthwise, jelly roll fashion. Pinch
seam and ends together securely together so that they do not open
during baking. 

Carefully place babka in prepared pan. Fold ends under and shape into
an "S" so that it fits into the pan. Cover with a clean kitchen cloth
and let rise until doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Form a crease in the top of the risen babka with the side of your
hand. Brush with egg wash and cover with crumb topping.

Bake approximately 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown. (If babka
begins to brown too quickly, cover top with foil..

Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Chocolate Filling:

Blend together cocoa and sugar. Brush surface of babka with melted
butter. Sprinkle with cocoa-sugar mixture and pecans.

Cheese Filling:

Blend all ingredients together except the raisins. After spreading
the cheese filling on the babka, sprinkle with raisins.


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