Lemon-cheese Babka

Ingredients

1 dry yeast
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c warm water
4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 ts salt
3 ts lemon rind
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
3/8 c warm milk
9 tb butter
1/2 c raisins
8 oz pkg cream cheese
1/2 c cottage cheese
1 egg yolk
3 tb flour
3/8 c nuts
3 tb sugar
1/4 ts cinnamon
1/2 tsp sugar over warm water in
2 cups flour
1 cup more
1 1/2 pans
1/2 up the sides of the prepared pans
1 cup cheese fillin
8 circles
1 fillin press the handle of a spoon dough around edges to seal
1/2 crumb topping over
350 degree oven

Instructions

cakes sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack. (Place foil loosely over the crumb topping; invert onto rack, then turn right side up.) Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.