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Elderflower vodka babas
Photo: Mae Mu

Elderflower vodka babas

10 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 2 openrecipes

This is a British twist on a French classic: yeast cakes drenched in elderflower vodka rather than rum. A naughty picnic treat?

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

820
Calories
22g
Protein
19g
Fat
143g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Vodka not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 150g/5fl oz plain flour
  • 20g/¾oz caster sugar
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1 x 7g sachet easy-blend dried yeast
  • ½ orange
  • 3 large free-range eggs, lightly whisked
  • 75g/2½oz butter
  • 100g/3½z raisins
  • zest, grated lemon
  • elderflower vodka, to taste

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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