
Ingredients
- two tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine ocean salt
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds crawled
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup plus two tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at 70 degrees, reduce 1/2-inch cubes, plus much more for greasing
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 1 ruby red grapefruit
- 1 bloodstream orange
- 1 navel orange
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, chilled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla flavoring
- Thinly sliced lime wheels and grapefruit zest, for garnish (optional)
Steps to make this recipe
- Result in the babas In a tiny saucepan, combine the milk with 1 tablespoon from the sugar, the salt and vanilla bean and seeds. Prepare over low heat, stirring constantly, before the sugar is dissolved, two to three minutes. Remove in the heat and let awesome to 70 degrees. Discard the vanilla bean.
Contributed By David Lebovitz Photo Chris Court Printed Feb 2016