Let us mark this well. There is nothing which shows our ignorance so much as our impatience under trouble. We forget that every trial is a message from God – and intended to do us good in the end. Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees. Health is a good thing. But sickness is far better, if it leads us to God. Prosperity is a great mercy. But adversity is a greater one, if it brings us to Christ.

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Vegetables, Eggs		Cakes, Desserts	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Milk
1/3	c	Vegetable shortening
1	ts	Salt
1/4	c	Sugar
1	pk	Active dry yeast
1/4	c	Warm water
2		Eggs, beaten
1/2	ts	Dried lemon peel
2 1/4	c	Flour
1	c	Raisins
1/4	c	Chopped almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Scald milk in saucepan. Add shortening, salt, and sugar; stir until
shortening is melted and sugar dissolved. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast
in warm water; add to lukewarm milk mixture and mix well. Add eggs and
lemon peel to milk mixture. Add flour; beat until smooth. Cover and let
rise for 6 hours. Punch down dough. Add raisins; knead until smooth and
elastic. Generously grease brioche pan; sprinkle bottom with almonds. Pour
dough into pan. Let rise, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 425F.
Bake babka for 20 minutes. Remove from pan immediately.
Source: Creative Cooking Desserts, page 5
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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