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the bundt cake has been sliced and is ready to be eaten

In my family Easter has always included many of our Polish traditional dishes. From kielbasa, to coloring hard boiled eggs, butter lamb to desserts like babka- a personal favorite. Babka is a Polish sweet bread that has raisins in it and is either served plain, or topped with a sweet syrup or icing. Give this babka recipe a try! Happy Easter!

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a piece of cake sitting on top of a plate next to a loaf of bread

Many different versions of this rich bread, laced with rum syrup and drizzled with icing, are served at Easter in Polish households. It's such a tradition, and so well-loved, that there are probably as many babka recipes as there are Polish bakers! This particular recipe was inspired by one in our 1990 200th Anniversary Cookbook, which includes a wealth of recipes and information from cultures around the world. You'll notice that, despite being made with yeast, it's an easy batter bread…

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a loaf of bread sitting on top of a wooden table

We grew up getting our babka from a local Polish Deli. It wasn't until later on that we began making it ourselves. We love a good chocolate babka, but this sweet cheese babka, with swirls of rich cream cheese filling and piles of crumble on top, will always take first place.

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a bundt cake with white icing sitting on a cooling rack next to a knife

Babka has been on my to-bake list for years. Even after I grew comfortable with baking yeasted breads, babka seemed like a big project. I've bookmarked a few recipes, but this one looked so easy I jumped on it almost right away. King Arthur Flour writes that the bundt shape is supposed to be reminiscent of a grandmother's skirt. The dough comes together easily in a stand mixer, and the two risings are brief. What you get is a rich bread that is a bit like cake, in the style of brioche, but…

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