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Baba Romanian-style
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Baba Romanian-style

15 ingredients 19 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

964
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
138g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Syrup not in our table 0
Water 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

  • 1 lb/500 g flour,
  • 1 cup milk,
  • 4 eggs,
  • 5 oz/150 g butter or margarine,
  • 3/4 cup sugar,
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt,
  • 4 oz/100 g raisins,
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla,
  • 1 1/2 oz/40 g yeast,
  • shortening to grease the dish;
  • Syrup:
  • 1/4 cup sugar,
  • 3/4 cup water,
  • 4 tablespoons wine,
  • 1/2 teaspoon rum essence

Directions

1

Mix the yeast with 1/2 cup tepid milk, add some flour and knead well to make a stiff dough.

2

Gather into a ball and make 3-4 indentations with a knife.

3

Place the dough in a pot with 3 qts/3 l tepid water.

4

Cover and keep in a warm place.

5

After 40-50 minutes when the dough rises above and doubles in volume, remove with a slotted spoon and place in a large bowl.

6

Add tepid melted butter or margarine, salt, yolks beaten with sugar and vanilla and whipped egg whites.

7

Knead well, adding the remaining flour and milk.

8

The resulting dough should not be too stiff.

9

Cover and leave in a warm place to rise.

10

After it doubles again, add the raisins, mix and then place in a greased pan.

11

Cover and leave in a warm place until the dough fills 3/4 of the pan.

12

Bake at slow heat for 30-40 minutes. Test with a wooden pick.

13

Carefully remove from the pan so that it does not break.

14

Place on a large plate and let cool without disturbing.

15

In the meantime, prepare the syrup.

16

Boil the water with the sugar, add the wine and rum.

17

Pour this syrup (hot) over the cake, turning it so that the syrup gets everywhere.

18

Category:Romanian Recipes

19

Category:Romanian Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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