Babke from "A Blessing of Bread" by Maggie Glezer

Babke, cut

Babke, slice

This is for Janedo, who seems to check in with TFL before she eats breakfast. ;-)

 I've wanted to find a recipe for a yeasted coffee cake that I really liked. I've had a babke in mind, but have not found a lot of recipes. I found this one in Maggie Glezer's "A Blessing of Bread," and it sounded good.

 My verdict is that the bread is excellent, but the filling is waaaaaay too sweet. It has sugar (a cup), cocoa, a bit of cinnamon, raisins and chocolate bits. Oh, yeah. And 1/4 lb. of butter. I cut down on the raisins and chocolate, and still waaaay too sweet.

 If anyone has a favorite recipe for babke that is wonderful and not too sweet, I'd love to try it.

David

It got a little mangled as I didnt line the tin and it stuck. :S But, How delicious.

I have always wondered what I would do to make a cake minus the raising agents! Some one posted I think on here their version, it was I think Nectarine? I may be delusional so who knows.