Czechoslovakian Recipes

Buhkty (Sweet Buns)

  • yolks of 2 eggs
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1/4 lb. butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • Grated rind of 1 lemon
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 cups lukewarm milk
  • 1 cake yeast Teaspoon sugar

Add yeast and milk to first ingredients. Mix well. Add flour with level tablespoon of salt till the dough is of medium consistency. Let stand for 2 or 3 hours. Make into biscuits, and stuff with pot cheese or jelly. Let the biscuits stand before baking. Butter top.

Babovka (Form Cake)

  • 2 cups lukewarm milk
  • 1 cake yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Add to:

  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 cup raisins

Mix well and let stand in warm place for 15 minutes. Add:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • yolks of 4 eggs
  • grated lemon peel
  • grated orange peel
  • cup of cream
  • cup of milk (lukewarm)
  • teaspoon salt

Add flour and mix well until dough does not stick. Set aside in warm place to rise. Cover bottom of buttered form with layer of dough; sprinkle with finely chopped nuts and sugar; add another layer of dough; sprinkle; add a third, until tin is 3/4 full. Butter the top, and bake.