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POLISH BABKA

Ingredients
1 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 stick butter or margarine
Heat above ingredients briefly to about 120 degrees
3 cups flour(extra may be needed to easily handle dough)
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. dry yeast
2 eggs
approximately 20 marachino cherries, halved
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
cinnamon and sugar, (amount to preference)

Directions

     Mix flour, sugar, salt and yeast together.  Blend in milk mixture, add eggs and then more flour as
     needed until dough can be easily handled.  Knead about 15 minutes. Place in a large greased glass
     bowl and turn so top of dough is also greased.  Cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk.
     Divide dough in half.  Roll out each half into a rectangle shape.  Sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar, then
     scatter cherries, nuts and raisins.
     Roll up, seam side down, and place in greased loaf pan (seam side down), cover and let rise again.
     Brush with egg wash. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes. (If it begins to brown too quickly, cover loosely with
     foil).
     Note: When kneading, if dough is difficult to handle, grease hands!

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