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Rum baba
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Rum baba

16 ingredients Makes 18 small babas openrecipes

Made the traditional French way, these cylindrical rum babas are made with a yeasted batter and soaked with a rum and citrus syrup.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

614
Calories
19g
Protein
32g
Fat
59g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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/5½oz strong white bread
  • 15g/½oz fresh yeastyeast
  • 150ml/¼ pint milk
  • 4 medium free-range eggs
  • 150g/5½oz butter
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 125ml/4fl oz milk
  • 400g/14oz strong white bread
  • 1 orange
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 800g/1lb 12oz sugar
  • 200ml/7fl oz dark rum
  • 200g/7oz Chantilly cream
  • 100ml/3½fl oz dark rum

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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