Baba au cognac | Taste of France®

Ingredients

• 3 ½ tsp 10 g active dry yeast
• 1 ½ tsp milk
• 4 ¼ tbsp 64 g butter
• 1 ⅔ cups 133 g pastry flour
• 1 tbsp + 2 tsp (21 g sugar)
• ¾ tsp salt
• 2 extra-large eggs
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 ¼ cups 300 g heavy (double) cream
• 1 tbsp 8 g powdered sugar
• 1 cup 200 g sugar
• ½ cup 125 ml Cognac
• Zest of 1 lemon (optional)