Yuzu Baba Recipe

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Preparation time

20 minutes

Cooking time

1 hour

Baba au Yuzu is a soft, light dessert, subtly scented with Japanese citrus fruits. Imbued with a sweet and tangy syrup, it melts in the mouth and offers an explosion of flavors. Perfect for a refined dessert or to impress your guests. Simple to make, serve with whipped cream or fresh fruit. An elegant Japanese touch for your pastry classics.

Ingredients

150 g flour
50 g sugar
4 g dry baker's yeast (or fresh Hirondelle yeast if used in your preparation)
3 eggs
80 g soft butter
1 pinch salt
50 ml whole milk

For the yuzu syrup

60 ml yuzu syrup
White rum
Optional: a little extra yuzu juice for extra acidity

For finishing

Whipped cream or chantilly
Fresh fruit or yuzu zest

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Instructions

In a bowl, combine the flour, fresh yeast and salt.
Make a well in the flour and pour in the eggs and fresh yeast, mixing until smooth.
Knead for 10 minutes (using a dough hook attachment) until the dough is smooth, supple and slightly elastic, then gradually add the soft butter.
Finally, add the whole milk to soften the dough.
Cover the bowl and leave to rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
Preheat oven to 200°C.
Butter your baba molds.
Divide the batter between the moulds (2/3 full).
Bake for 15 minutes at 200°C, then for a further 15 minutes at 180°C, until golden brown. If possible, bake the day before to smooth out the dough.
Warm your yuzu syrup to 80°C (homemade or ready-to-use).
Let them absorb the syrup gradually until they are well soaked.
Serve your babas with a dollop of whipped cream or chantilly.
Add fresh fruit (citrus, pear, red berries) or yuzu zest for an elegant, fragrant touch.
Mix the yuzu syrup with white rum. Drizzle over the baba for those who wish.

Recipe notes

For a perfectly soft baba, let the dough rise slowly and evenly. Pour in the syrup gradually to avoid soaking the cake. Serve chilled with light whipped cream to balance the acidity of the yuzu. The final touch of yuzu zest or supremes adds color and freshness. You can adjust the amount of syrup to suit your taste and the intensity of flavor you desire.

Yuzu drink ⋅ Kozagawa Yuzu Hirai no sato ⋅ 160ml

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