Joyce's Mother's Wonderful Bobka
2 1/2 cups flour
3 eggs, separated
1/2 pound butter (margerine) melted
1/4 tsp salt
3 heaping tbsp sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 pkg yeast
Sift flour, add sugar and salt. Melt butter and heat milk until lukewarm.
Add some milk mixture to yeast to dissolve. Make a well in flour and add
yeast and rest of milk mixture. Mix. Add 3 yolks and mix thoroughly.
Place in greased bowl, cover with plate and refrigerate 24 hours.
Refrigerate egg whites.
When ready to bake, beat egg whites stiff with 1 cup sugar. Cut dough in
half and knead. Roll out 1/2 at a time with rolling pin on board. Add
beaten egg whites and spread like icing. Top with cinnamon, sugar,
raisins, nuts, coconut, etc. Roll like jelly roll cake and place in 1/2
greased pan (or can use tube pan) Repeat with rest of dough. Let rise in
stove 1 hour covered with towel.
Bake 350 for 45 minutes to one hour.
Let me add that Joyce's Mom knew what she was doing!
Sam
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