Babka

By mrsmosey

from Tova Pirutinsky

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 4 tsp Dry Yeast
• 8 cups Flour
• Dash Salt
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Oil
• 1 3/4 sticks Margarine
• 2 cups Water
• 1 Egg + 2 Yolks
• 2 Tbsp Vanilla Sugar
• Filling:
• 1 cup Cocoa
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Confectioner's Sugar
• 1 stick Margarine (softened)
• Hot Water (about 1/4 cup)
• Crumb:
• 1/2 cup Margarine
• 1 cup Flour
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Proof yeast with water and some sugar.
Mix together dough ingredients.
Let it rise for 1-1 1/2 hours.

Mix together filling ingredients.
Add just enough water to make a paste.
Divide dough into 4 pieces.
Spread filling liberally.
Roll up from a short end. Twist.
Place in greased loaf or tube pan.
Mix together crumbs.
Top with crumbs.
Bake @ 350.