BOBÁLKY

This is a traditional Slovak Christmas Eve dish.

You will need: 2 pounds of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, one tablespoon of salt, vanilla, 1/2 cup of butter or margarine, one table spoon of oil, 2 eggs, 4-5 tablespoons of dry yeast. Mix all dry ingredients, add butter or margarine, oil, eggs, mix well together and let rise. Roll out the dough to about a thickness of an inch, cut into stripes, roll the stripes into sticks of about 1/2 to 3/4 inch. Cut into one inch pieces and place on a well greased baking sheet. Bake until golden.

You can make Bobalky few days before the Christmas Eve. Prior to serving place the Bobalky in a bowl. Bring about a quart of water to a boil and pour it over Bobalky. Drain the water. Separate Bobalky into two bowls. Usually one is covered with a mixture of ground poppy seeds with sugar and the other is covered with fried sauerkraut over butter.

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Published in the Slovak Heritage Live newsletter Volume 3, No. 4, Winter 1995
Copyright © Vladimir Linder 1995 
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