Can anyone guess what I'm making?

[RPMcMurphy]

[Dannyboy]

'Bread In A Can'. Genius! You'll make millions, Randy.

[RPMcMurphy]

anyone...?

[RPMcMurphy]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy

'Bread In A Can'. Genius! You'll make millions, Randy.

Awesome! you are correct! now email me your address and bank account number so I can send you 1 free "pet rock"

[Dannyboy]

Are you practising your babka making skills or are you hoping it keeps till the weekend?

[RPMcMurphy]

na, they don't need to keep (although they SHOULD be ok until this weekend, If I wanted), i just give them to family to around this time and play easter bunny tomorrow.....

The Babka I get for easter dinner comes from the European provisions store around the corner, I don't think all the practice in the world, can make mine as good as theirs!

[RPMcMurphy]

actually, they came out pretty good. I generally don't love the taste, but these came out not too bad.

still not as good as the polish store's...

[shroomgirl]

my mom used to make babka in cans....

[Gummy-Bear]

Babka? I'm not familiar with this. Is it just a bread with icing? Is it a good easter dessert?

[RPMcMurphy]

I'm just really learning how to cook, so I don't know "technically" what is a cake or what is a bread....but If I had to say anything I'd say its a cross between the two. not as good as cake but way better than bread.

from wikipedia, for the eastern european version....I'm belarus, but for some reason "this" is the version thats been family tradition, not the typical belarus one....maybe because it's a polish neighborhood?

It is a spongy yeast cake that is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday. Darra Goldstein, professor of Russian at Williams College says "babka comes from baba, a very tall, delicate yet rich yeast-risen cake eaten in Western Russia and Eastern Poland."[1] Traditional babka has some type of fruit filling, especially raisins, and is glazed with a fruit-flavored icing, sometimes with rum added. Modern babka may be chocolate or have a cheese filling.

[bughut]

I'm impressed. Your bread looks really good

Trying to fathom an everyday use for them. Never heard of Babka. Is it a polish tradition. We've had a huge polish hype recently in Scotland as so many are living here now. The supermarkets have even developed a polish section. I would like to cater for them???
No idea where to start for a Polish buffet

[RPMcMurphy]

Originally Posted by bughut

I'm impressed. Your bread looks really good

Trying to fathom an everyday use for them. Never heard of Babka. Is it a polish tradition. We've had a huge polish hype recently in Scotland as so many are living here now. The supermarkets have even developed a polish section. I would like to cater for them???
No idea where to start for a Polish buffet

I think it's mainly an easter thing for this version (the polish/ukranian/belarus) as thats the only time the polish market even carries them.


No idea where to start?
Bigos
Sauerkraut and Kielbasi
Glumpkis/Golabki
Pierogis


here is a good list
Polish Food: traditional food from Poland

we have I think 3 polish restaurants now in my 1 square mile of a town now, aside from the 3 separate polish markets. My town is an interesting mix, 1/3rd polish/belarus/ukranian, 1/3rd Portuguese (2 great restaurants in town, and a few markets) and 1/3rd Mexican (only 1 restaurant, but hey....they know when their food has been outdone by the polls!)

[Dannyboy]

I was under the impression that babka was a Jewish favourite in Eastern Europe. Obviously not exclusively if it's an Easter pud.
Loving your photo's Randy (do you mind being called that? ). Love the ones on your blogsite too. For a 'non-chef' your presentation puts a few that I know to shame. Makes me feel REALLY hungry as well.

[RPMcMurphy]

Sure you can call me randy, although the name is a play on a movie character....not my real name

thanks for the compliments.

Babka, has a few different links...and 1 is certainly jewish. there are a few different versions, and ways....the "tall" way that I did, is the more russian/ukranian/polish way.

Babka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[ladybuggz]

I am wayyyyyyyy late in this, but am curious.....I have an old family recipe for Coffee Can Batter Bread, recipe as follows:
2 ½ to 3 cups all purpose flour
1 T sugar
1 T finely chopped onion (optional)
1 T dillweed (optional)
1 T salt
¼ tsp baking soda
1 pgk active yeast
1 cup creamed cottage cheese
¼ c water
1 T butter
1 egg
1 egg, slightly beaten I have never made it because it sounds disgusting......is it at all related to what you made? This recipe has been in my family for generations. It may have come over on an ancestral ship for all I know lol.