BEAUTIFUL BABKA

1/4 cup milk
I package Fleischmann’s Active Dry Yeast
1/4 cup very warm water
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened Fleischmann’s Margarine
1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 1/3 cups flour
1/4 cup candied mixed fruit
1/4 cup raisins
Rum Syrup (recipe follows)

Scald milk; cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle Fleischmann’s Yeast into 1/4 cup very warm water in large electric mixer bowl. Stir to dissolve.

Add milk, margarine, sugar, eggs and flour. Blend at low speed 1 minute; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Cover. Let rise in a warm place, free from draft, until bubbly (about 1 hour).

Stir in fruits. Turn into greased and floured 2-quart tube pan. Let rise again 30 minutes.

Bake at 350 degrees F 40 minutes.

Immediately prick surface with a fork. Pour on Rum Syrup. After syrup is absorbed, remove from pan.

RUM SYRUP

1/2 cup sugar
l/3 cup water
2 teaspoons rum flavoring

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, l/3 cup water and rum flavoring in a saucepan; bring to a boil.

From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe pamphlet: Bake it Easy! from Fleishmann's Yeast, Standard Brands, Inc., 1961