Bobba’s Babka

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Tessa Kiros

Published 2004

  • About

Babka is similar to Finnish buns. I remember this exaggerated puffed-up bread so well from the Jewish bakeries in South Africa and the homes of many friends. This is a recipe from Lisa’s gran (Bobba is Yiddish for grandma). The cinnamon just streaks through the babka and it is great alone, slightly warm, or spread with a little extra butter and jam. You can freeze the cooked bread and pull it out to thaw a couple of ho