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I have made this recipe about two days ago and it is gone……it was SOOO GOOD (hence the half empty pan)! For those who are not familiar with “bublanina” it is a kind of a sweet bread that is perfect for summer baking: very light and fruity. I also use yogurt instead of oil – it makes it healthier that way :0)

Ingredients:

1. 1 and 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour
2. 1 cup of sugar
3. 1/2 cup of tepid milk
4. 1 and 1/2 cup of white yogurt
5. 4 Tbs. of melted unsalted butter
6. 2 egg yolks
7. 1 Tbs. of baking powder
8. 2 Tbs. of vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)
9. 1-2 cups of cut up fruit of your choice (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, currants, peaches)
10. Well-greased baking pan (I used the 8×8-inch one)

Method:

• Put milk, yogurt, sugar, egg yolks and the melted butter in a bowl and beat the mixture for about 2 minutes (until mixture seems smooth)
• Mix baking powder and vanilla sugar into the flour
• Gradually start adding flour into the bowl
• Mix until all ingredients are evenly distributed (mixed in)
• Cover the greased surface of your baking pan with a light coat of flour
• Pour your dough into the baking pan
• Coat your fruit with 1 Tbs. of flour
• Scatter the fruit onto the dough (push some pieces into the dough)
• Bake the bread at 350 F for about 20 minutes or until the surface has pink/golden color
• Optional:
  
  • A. serve topped with whipped cream :0)
  • B. sprinkle Bublanina with powdered sugar
  • C. To make “drobenka” : Mix some sugar, flour and butter till crumbly and sprinkle it over the cake just before you put it in the oven

PS: If you like your fruit to be “melted” through the bread when done do not coat it in flour (I personally like it better that way). Also, adding yogurt into the dough is not the traditional way to make bublanina but I like it because the bread has.

By the way, if you re looking for a good Czech cookbook yourself this is a great one: