Polish Rum-Soaked Babka Recipe - Ponczowa

Name: Polish Rum-Soaked Babka Recipe - Ponczowa
Yield: 1
Ingredients: Sponge:; 1 cup warm milk (no hotter than 110 degrees); 2 packages (4 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; Batter:; 4 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; Pinch salt; 11 tablespoons (1 stick + 3 tablespoons) melted and cooled butter; 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; Rum Syrup:; 1 cup water; 7 ounces / 200 g superfine sugar; Zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1/4 cup dark rum

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INGREDIENTS

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Sponge:

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1 cup warm milk (no hotter than 110 degrees)

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2 packages (4 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast

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1 tablespoon sugar

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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

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Batter:

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4 large eggs

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1 cup sugar

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Pinch salt

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11 tablespoons (1 stick + 3 tablespoons) melted and cooled butter

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2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

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Rum Syrup:

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1 cup water

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7 ounces / 200 g superfine sugar

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Zest and juice of 1 lemon

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1/4 cup dark rum

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