Babas au rhum

• ½ oz (15 g) yeast
• 5 fl oz (150

First dissolve the yeast in the warm milk. Put to one side.

Put the flour into a mixing bowl and beat in the eggs, sugar, salt, the milk and yeast mixture and the softened butter. Mix well until you have a smooth paste and it begins to fall away from the sides of the mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with a teatowel and leave the paste to rise for about 1 hour.

Now butter some rum bab