The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3018 — Baba for Friends
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3018 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
For a baba about ¾ arshin high, take 36 yolks, 6 whole eggs, ¼ garnetz (3 glasses) milk, 2¼ glasses butter, 1¼ garnetz flour, ¾ glass yeast mixture and ¾ pound sugar.
Make a sponge with flour, milk and yeast; once risen, add the butter and eggs beaten pale with sugar. Let rise a second time and fill one-third of a mould. When the dough has risen by the same volume again, put it into the oven.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3018. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.