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Cheese Babka

By KRISTINALANGER • Egg Bread • Cuisine?
4.80 Prep: 60m Cook: 40m
Ingredients:
  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 1 pinch white sugar
  • ¼ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup lukewarm milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1 ½ cups farmers cheese
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon dried lemon peel
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025