babka

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Truth to tell, I don't usually like their challot, but I do like their babka, and in the interest of time, we were willing to eat their challot for the holiday.

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  • When I'm in New York I'll load up on the rugelach and babka at
  • At Solly's Jewish Bagelry, 2873 W. Broadway, locals people-watch while sitting on a sidewalk church pew and snacking on chocolate babka and cinnamon buns. —  The Seattle Times
  • The foods traditionally blessed by a priest for Easter can be placed in three categories: breads (particularly a yeasty cake called babka), meats (ham, veal, suckling pig, sausage, bacon) and dairy products (butter, cheese, eggs or pisanki-often beautifully decorated by hand). —  Cincinnati Local News Headlines | WCPO.com
  • He baked challah; she made babka; she washed the dinner dishes; he dried.
  • Bagel World ... although it's more about the babka than the bagels. mini cows are making waves in Ontario, but restricted from metropolitan Toronto life. —  Slashfood
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  1. Polish, diminutive of baba, old woman.
 

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