Poppy Seed Babovka Recipe

  Pies

Ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening, butter and oleo, mixed
1 3/4 cup sugar
4 whole eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 lb. poppy seed(or one 12 oz. can Solo)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup mashed potatoes
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Directions:
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together. Cream shortening with sugar; add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition. Add milk alternately with flour mixture; beat well, then add vanilla, potatoes, poppy seed and nuts. Beat well after each addition. Grease and flour a babovka form, angel food or Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
This keeps well and tastes even better the second day. Can be baked in loaf pans, too.

Poppy Seed Babovka
 

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