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Preparation Time:
10 Min
Serves:
10
Difficulty:
Easy
Cost:
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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 pk (1/4 oz) active dry yeast (3 2 Egg yolks
-Tbsp) 1 1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Warm water (110F) 2 Egg whites
1 tb Plus 1 cup sugar Topping:
About 7 3/4 cups all-purpose 1/4 c Sugar
-flour 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Milk 1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 1/4 c Unsalted butter or margarine 1/4 c Unsalted butter or
6 Eggs -margarine, chilled

This desert, a cross between cake and sweet bread, is often baked for
Easter.

Grease side and bottom of 2 (10 inch) tube pans. Prepare Topping;set
aside. In a shallow, medium bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1
Tbsp sugar and 1/2 cup flour; stir to combine. Cover; let stand in a
warm place 5 to 10 minutes until foamy. Heat milk and butter or
margarine in a small saucepan until melted. Let stand until mixture
cools to warm. In a large bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks and remaining 1
cup sugar until pale and frothy.

Add cooled milk mixture, salt and yeast mixture. Beat unil smooth.

Gradually beat in 4 1/2 cups flour. Stir in enough remaining flour
to make a soft dough. Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface.
Knead dough into a soft, smooth dough. Divied dough in 1/2. Arrange
1 part dough in each greased pan. Cover with a damp cloth; let rise
in a warm place, free from drafts, until doubled in bulk, about 2
hours. Preheat oven to 350 F.

Lightly beat 2 egg whites in a small bosl until foamy. Brush beaten
egg whites on top of dough. Evenly sprinkle Topping over dough.
Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserte in centre comes
out clean. Cool cakes in pans 3 to 4 minutes on racks. Turn out of
pans; cool completely on racks. Frost with Powdered Sugar Icing if
desired. Makes two (10 inch) cakes.

Topping: In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Using a
pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter or margarine until mixture
resembles coarse crumbs.

Powdered Sugar Icing: 2 egg whites 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice

In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually add
powdered sugar, beating constantly. Beat 10 minutes or until glossy.
Add lemon juice; beat 2 minutes or until icing stands up in soft
peaks. Makes abou 1 1/4 cup icing.

Source: HP Books, Polish Cooking by Marianna Olszewska Heberle

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