Polish Easter Bread - Bobka

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups milk, lukewarm
• 5 egg yolks, keep one separate
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1 fresh lemon rind
• 1/4 cup almonds, sliced and blanched

Recipe

• 1 measure 2 cups flour onto piece of waxed paper.
• 2 combine other 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt and cinnamon in mixing bowl and mix well.
• 3 melt butter and add lukewarm milk.
• 4 gradually add dry ingredients and beat at low speed, scraping sides of bowl, 2 minutes.
• 5 add 4 egg yolks and 1 more cup of flour.
• 6 beat at medium speed 2 minutes or until think and elastic.
• 7 gradually stir in last cup of flour with wooden spoon, making a soft dough.
• 8 cover and let rise until double.
• 9 stir in raisins and lemon rind.
• 10 put in a well greased 3 quart fluted tube pan or heavy bundt pan.
• 11 beat 5th egg yolk with 2 tablespoons water and brush top of dough with this mix.
• 12 sprinkle almonds over the top and let rise for one hour uncovered.
• 13 preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30-40 minutes. turn out of pan and cool on rack.