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Plum baba with crème fraîche ice cream
Photo: Ian Dooley

Plum baba with crème fraîche ice cream

16 ingredients 1 hr Serves 4-6 openrecipes

Babas are having a revival – this version replaces the rum with hazelnut liqueur and is served with grilled plums and plum purée.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

875
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
128g
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
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Hazelnut 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

  • 570ml/1 pint full-fat milk
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 6 medium free-range egg yolks
  • 220g/8oz caster sugar
  • 300g/10½oz crème fraîche
  • 200g/7oz plums
  • 25g/1oz caster sugar
  • 220g/8oz strong plain flour
  • 1 x 7g dried fast action yeast
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • 20g/¾oz caster sugar
  • 2 medium free-range eggs
  • 50ml/2fl oz whole milk
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 250g/9oz caster sugar
  • 2-4 tbsp hazelnut liqueur

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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