Polish Housewife

Want to add another babka to your repertoire? I came across Babka poznańska or grandmother from Poznań in one of my Polish cookbooks. This was a new one for me, but as someone who lived in Poznań, I was curious. You may know babka as a rolled yeast bread with a sweet filling, but the name also applies to pound cake-like batters leavened with baking powder. It has to do with the shape of a bundt pan. They resemble a grandmother's skirt, although, babkas are now often baked in loaf ...

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