Preparation / Directions:
1. Scald the milk in a small sauce pan and let cool to room temperature.
2. Add the milk and all remaining ingred. for the baba in the order SUGGESTED
by YOUR bread machine manual and process on the basic bread cycle according to
the manufacturer's directions.
3. Make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water together in a small saucepan
until the mixture is clear. Add the rum and simmer for 1 minute.
4. When the bread cycle ends, remove the warm baba to a deep dish or shallow
bowl. Brush the baba with the syrup several times as it cools. Allow the baba
to soak up the syrup that collects in the bottom of the dish. Refrigerate until
chilled.
5. When cool, slice the baba into wedges and brush them with any remaining
syrup if they are not totally moist. Serve with unsweetened whipped cream on
the sid
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