Babka

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon yeast (preferrably fast rising)
• 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
• 2/3 cup warm milk
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1/4 cup honey, warmed

Recipe

• 1 layer all ingredients (except honey) in your bread machine using the order suggested by the manufacturer. process on the dough cycle.
• 2 take the dough out of the pan. shape it as a round circle, put on a cookie sheet (covered with aluminium foil), cover and let rise, in a warm place, for 45 minutes to 1 hour (until doubled in size).
• 3 preheat oven to 375°f bake your babka for 45-50 minutes.
• 4 let cool for 5 minutes, brush with the warmed honey.
• 5 when cold, slice and serve. this babka is even better after a couple of days.