Grandma's Cinnamon Cake
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. There are various fillings for this dish, but I will tell you about mine. Serve warm or chilled. Ideal with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Warm the milk to a lukewarm temperature. Add yeast to it, mix well, and let it stand until bubbles form.
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Step 2
2. Meanwhile, prepare the dough. Beat the soft butter with the white sugar.
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Step 3
3. Then add the vegetable oil and vanilla extract, continue beating. Next, add the egg yolks one at a time, beating the mixture each time.
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Step 4
4. Then add flour, salt, and pour in the milk. Beat everything until smooth and uniform in consistency.
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Step 5
5. After that, knead the dough by hand on a floured surface. Let the dough rest for 1.5 hours at room temperature, covered with a towel.
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Step 6
6. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Mix cinnamon, sugar, soft butter, egg white, salt, and flour.
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Step 7
7. Then roll out the ready dough into a rectangular sheet.
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Step 8
8. Next, spread the cinnamon filling over the dough.
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Step 9
9. Roll the dough into a roll.
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Step 10
10. Then roll the roll into a spiral. Transfer it to a baking pan and let it rest for 1 hour.
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Step 11
11. Meanwhile, prepare the topping. Rub the soft butter with sugar, salt, and flour.
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Step 12
12. Now prick the dough all around with a fork. Then brush it with a mixture of milk and egg white.
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Step 13
13. Sprinkle the topping evenly on top.
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Step 14
14. Bake the babka for 1 hour in an oven at 180 degrees.