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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To make syrup, in a small saucepan, bring water, sugar and instant coffee to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. | 2. Remove from heat and add rum or brandy. | 3. Set aside. | 4. To make babas, coat 3 (12-count) mini muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray. | 5. In bowl of food processor, combine flour, sugar, yeast and salt; pulse to blend. | 6. Add eggs and process until combined. | 7. In microwave-safe cup or bowl, combine butter and water. | 8. Microwave on high power for 1 minute or until water is hot and butter is just beginning to melt. | 9. Stir until butter is completely melted and mixture feels fairly hot, between 125°F-130°F on instant-read thermometer. | 10. Add to flour mixture and process for 1 full minute (batter will be soft). | 11. Fill each muffin cup halfway full with 1 Tablespoon of batter. | 12. Let stand in warm place until batter has risen even with tops of cups, about 20 minutes. | 13. When babas are nearly risen, preheat oven to 400-degrees. | 14. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until well browned. | 15. Let cool briefly, the cut each baba in half and brush cut surfaces generously with coffee syrup. | 16. Continue until all of syrup is used. | 17. Spread 1 half of each baba with about 1 1/2 teaspoons mascarpone and press halves back together. | 18. Dab a tiny bit of mascarpone in the center of each baba top, then press an espresso bean in place to garnish. | 19. Arrange on platter and serve. | 20. Note: Babas can be made up to 2 days ahead, covered and refrigerated until serving time. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
coffee granule	3	tablespoons		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
rum	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
flour	2 1/4	cups		1301.13	284.8622	21.1522	5.0481
sugar	1/4	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
fast rise yeast	1	package		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
butter	1/2	cup	unsalted cut	813.795	0.0681	0.9648	92.0599
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
mascarpone cheese	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
chocolate coffee bean	36		chocolate-covered	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.