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10 inch fluted breadsMedium
Published 2020
“Baba” is the colloquial Ukrainian word for woman or grandma. “Babka” is the diminutive of that word but is more commonly used as the name of the yeast-raised breads served at Easter. Babka is usually a tall, cylindrical bread similar to Italian pantone, but it can also be baked in a fluted tube pan. Folktales revolve around two explanations of how this bread got its name. One explanation is that the shape of the loaf represents a statuesque matron or even a phallic sym