Rum-baba on kefir

Name: Rum-baba on kefir
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 500 ml kefir; 50 g fresh yeast; 800 g flour; 300 g sugar; eggs - 6 pcs; 300 g butter, plus for the tin; 150 g raisins; fine sea salt; rum or fruit syrup for soaking; chocolate icing for decoration

Cookinero 23 January 2023

Kefir is an unusual ingredient for rum baba. But thanks to him, the rum-baba will turn out even more tender. And we replaced the usual white icing with chocolate - for a change.

How to cook Rum-baba on kefir

Step 1

Warm up kefir, add yeast, mix. Add half the flour and sugar. Knead the dough, put in a warm place for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Then transfer it to a bowl. Add remaining flour and salt. Mix.

Step 3

Beat egg whites, yolks and sugar, add to the dough. Mash the butter to the consistency of sour cream and add to the dough. Knead the dough - it should not be very liquid, but not tight either. Pour the soaked raisins, mix. Put the dough in a warm place for 30 minutes. Punch down and let the dough rise.

Step 4

Lubricate the baking dishes with oil, spread the dough over them (by 1/3 of the volume) and put in a warm place for 30-45 minutes. When the dough has risen, rearrange the forms in the oven. Bake for 40 minutes at 180C. Soak rum-baba with rum or syrup, spread with glaze.