Category: Desserts

INGREDIENTS

1/2 lb sweet butter
1/2 cup water
4 cups flour
pinch salt
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 cup warm milk
1 pkg yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water

Meringue:
3 egg whites
2 Tbsp cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1 cup chopped nuts

Streusel topping:
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp sugar
2 – 3 Tbsp flour

Mix together 1/2 cup sugar and the flour. Add 1/2 lb softened butter, cup of warm milk, egg yolks and yeast. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Meringue:
Beat egg whites stiff, add remaining ingredients. Roll out the chilled dough into 4 rectangular pieces. Spread each with the meringue mix. Roll each piece up into an oblong and place in buttered tube pan in two layers. Two rolls per layer. Make sure the top rolls overlap the bottom rolls like bricks. Let rise until doubled in bulk. 1 1/2 – 2 hours.

Streusel topping:
Mix together and spread on top of babka, bake 350 degrees 50 minutes.

INGREDIENTS

1 pkg lemon gelatin
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
1 lb can pitted apricots
1 cup of syrup from apricots
1 cup whipping cream

DIRECTIONS

Bring water to a boil. Add the gelatin and mix. Cool and add the sugar, pureed apricots, syrup and cream. Mix and freeze. When it becomes mushy, remove from freezer and beat with an electric mixer and return to freezer until hard. Serves 8.

 

INGREDIENTS

4 medium apples (Rome or Jonathon) peeled and chopped
2 cups sugar
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup oil
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

DIRECTIONS

Mix apples, sugar and nuts. Let stand 1 hour. Add oil, eggs, vanilla and dry ingredients. Mix well. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours.