Rum Babas were the first technical challenge in The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) Season 3. This is Paul Hollywood's Recipe. Impress your guests with this rum-soaked, retro classic. You will need four 11cm/4½in baba tins (savarin moulds). Alternatively you can use small dariole moulds.
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I was so inspired by GBBO that I wanted to try all the technical challenge recipes. Here is third season, first episode.
GBBO S03E01 - Cakes week - Paul Hollywood's Rum Babas.
Ingredients
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1. Strong flour - 220 grams/8 oz
2. Fast action yeast - 1 x 7 gram sachet
3. Salt - ½ teaspoon
4. Sugar - 50 grams/ 2 oz, plus extra for dusting
5. Eggs - 2 medium
6. Milk - 70 ml/ 4½ tablespoon
7. Butter - 100 grams/ 3½ oz , softened
For the syrup
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1. Water - 200 ml/7 fl oz
2. Caster sugar - 250 grams/ 9 oz
3. Dark rum - 3-4 tablespoon
For the Chantilly cream
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1. Double cream - 250 ml/9 fl oz
2. Icing sugar - 100 grams/3½ oz
3. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
4. Fresh fruit, for garnish
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