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CINNAMON RAISIN BABKA

Easy Cinnamon Raisin Babka

Wow Your Valentine With This Easy Cinnamon Raisin Babka Recipe!
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Dough Resting Time 12 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine Jewish
Servings 2 Loaves

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 1 cup whole milk, warmed
  • 2 TBSP active dry yeast
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, soften

Filling

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 TBSP all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup walnut, chopped
  • 1 cup California Raisins

Topping

  • 1 large egg, whisked
  • 4 TBSP all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 TBSP brown sugar
  • 2 TBSP cold butter, cubed

Instructions
 

Dough

  • In a small bowl combine milk and yeast and let bloom for 5 minutes (make sure the milk is not too hot)
  • In a large bowl, combine all ingredients from the dough list except the butter
  • Add yeast mixture to flour mixture and combine to form dough
  • Add butter into dough mixture and combine
  • You may have to add water if your dough is too dry, add 1 tablespoon at a time until your dough comes together
  • Cover dough and let dough rest in the fridge for at least 12 hours

Filling

  • Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, flour and butter together and mix to combine
  • Set aside chopped walnuts and California Raisins

Topping

  • Crack egg into small bowl, beat lightly
  • In a separate bowl add flour, cinnamon, brown sugar with cubed butter and crumble together with your hands

Putting It All Together

  • Divide the dough into 2 dough balls. While working on the first dough, wrap the other dough so it doesn't dry up.
  • Roll each dough ball into 1/4 inch thickness and try to make it into a rectangle shape
  • Spread cinnamon filling onto rolled out dough, leaving about an one inch border around the dough
  • Add walnuts and California Raisins on top of the cinnamon filling
  • Roll it up starting from the shorter side as tightly as you can
  • Cut the dough lengthwise, pinch ends together and braid together
  • Grease a bread loaf pan and drop the braided dough into it
  • Brush with egg and top with cinnamon sugar topping
  • Cover and let rise for one hour
  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • After the dough is done rising, bake for 40-50 minutes or when the dough is fully baked (every oven is slightly different so check after 40 minutes)
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