Neapolitan Baba with Limoncello
Baking and Desserts | Italian cuisine
⏳ Time
2 hours
🥕 Ingredients
11
🍽️ Servings
10
Description
Recipe by John Davis, chef at a local American restaurant.
Ingredients
- Wheat Flour - 5.9 oz
- Chicken Egg - 4 pieces
- Dry yeast - 0.5 oz
- Honey - 0.7 oz
- Butter - 2.9 oz
- Limoncello - 1 fl oz
- Almond - 3.5 oz
- Champagne Sorbet - 1.4 oz
- Sugar - 7.1 oz
- Powdered Sugar - 3.5 oz
- Salt - to taste
Step by Step guide
Step 1
Sift the flour, then add yeast, salt, honey, one egg, and a quarter of the butter. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. The dough will be very dense, so it's best to knead it in a special machine. Gradually, in three stages, add the remaining eggs and butter to the dough. The temperature of the dough should not exceed 88°F, so keep the butter and eggs chilled.
Step 2
Once the dough is ready, it should be set aside to rise for 30 minutes to 3 hours at a temperature of 84°F. The timing can vary, but the key is to monitor the size of the dough — it should approximately double in size.
Step 3
Place the dough — it will be both liquid and elastic at the same time — into a piping bag.
Step 4
Pipe the dough into silicone molds with a capacity of 26 grams, filling each mold only halfway. Set the dough aside; after a while, it will rise and reach the edge of the mold. Then, place the molds in an oven preheated to 428°F for 11 minutes.
Step 5
Remove the finished cakes from the oven and let them cool.
Step 6
Prepare the syrup for the baba. Take 400 g of sugar syrup (50% sugar, 50% water), add 50 g of limoncello, cool it to 104°F, and mix thoroughly. Place the finished babas in the syrup for 30 minutes.
Step 7
Remove the beans from the syrup, squeeze out any excess moisture as you would with a sponge, and place them on a wire rack for a while to allow any remaining liquid to drain off.
Step 8
Toast 100 g of crushed almonds in a skillet, combining them with 100 g of powdered sugar. For serving, use only 4 g of the almonds. The remaining nuts can be added to other dishes or enjoyed on their own.
Step 9
Serve the cake alongside strawberry sorbet and caramelized almonds.
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