Rum Babas

Preparation info
  • Makes

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

  • About

Classic French Savarin and individual rum babas are having a moment again. If you make individual brioches, they can be easily converted into rum babas.

Ingredients

Method

To make the rum syrup, bring the water and sugar to the boil in a stainless steel saucepan. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, then allow to cool slightly and add the rum.

Put the freshly cooked individual brioches in a single layer in a deep container. Pour the hot rum syrup evenly over them. Allow the brioche to soak up all the syrup for 2½–3 hours, or better still, overnight.

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