Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Bake 52: Babka

This week's recipe was for Cinnamon Babka. Since Nick's family has Polish roots, this was a fun recipe to try. I did not realize that making Babka is a long process, as the dough needs to refrigerate for at least 10 hours. Thanks to Jen in the group, I learned I could cheat by putting the dough in the freezer for 5-10 minutes and it would turn out just fine (although maybe not as great as the other way). It was a midnight dessert bread for us - perfect for such a rainy day!
Considering my shortcuts, it turned out okay. I had the same problem with the filling that Jenn had. Mine was pretty runny and because of that, it was a mess when it came time to slice, and it Linkoverflowed a lot in the oven. Cinnamon goo was everywhere. Next time I'll be sure my filling mixture is more clumpy than runny.
This bread was SO GOOD! I'll definitely be making it again soon.

Michelle was the host this week if you'd like to try the recipe!

6 comments:

Amanda said...

your loaves look so good! I hate when stuff overflows in my oven, bummer! We loved this too and I wouldn't mind making it once a week.

Sarah Sidwell said...

Yummy!! Love the new hair color!

Audrey Crisp said...

Looks yummy!

Michelle said...

Welcome to the baking group! I seriously haven't seen you forever! This will be fun :)

cbleeflang said...

I love reading about the recipes you try...it almost makes me want to cook.
PS: I like the new hair color too.

Wendi said...

It does look good.