Polish babka (placek)
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Warm water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Flour |
| 3 | packs | Dry yeast |
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| ½ | pounds | Butter |
| 6 | Eggs; well beaten | |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Orange flavoring (up to) |
| 7 | cups | Flour |
| 1 | cup | Flour |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg yolk | |
| ¼ | pounds | Butter |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated orange rind |
| ½ | cup | Bread crumbs |
Directions
CRUMB MIXTURE
From: Katherine A Strinka <ks6t+@...> Date: 21 Feb 1994 04:18:07 -0500 Hi. This sounds like it might be what you're thinking of, but we always called it Placek.
Combine water, sugar, 1 Tbs flour and yeast and leave to rise. Warm butter and milk in small pot. Beat eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, salt and orange flavoring. Add the milk mixture and the yeast mixture from above.
Add 2 more cups of flour; beat well. Add another 4-5 cups of flour, a cup of raisins, and beat it some more Turn into a large bowl and cover and let rise for about an hour. Knead and cut into 4 parts: put each into a loaf pan. Let rise one more hour (at halfway, brush with slightly beaten egg white, and sprinkle with crumb mixture (below)). Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes.
Crumb mixture: Mix all ingredients.
This came from my Great-Grandma and has been enjoyed for several years in our Polish family.
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