serves
6
prep
45 minutes
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Mid
serves
6
people
preparation
45
minutes
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Mid
level
Ingredients
- 7 g sachet dried yeast
- 60 ml (¼ cup) lukewarm milk
- 200 g (1⅔ cups) plain flour, sifted
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 220 g (1 cup) caster sugar, plus 1 tbsp, extra
- 90 g unsalted butter, cut into 2cm cubes, at room temperature
- 1 lemon, zested
- 60 ml (¼ cup) rum
- raspberries and double cream, to serve
Proving time 1 hour
Instructions
Place yeast and milk in a bowl and stir to combine. Using an electric mixer, beat flour, eggs and yeast mixture for 2 minutes or until a very soft, sticky dough. Cover bowl with a cloth and set aside in a warm, draught-free place for 1 hour or until dough doubles in size.
Return bowl to electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. With mixer running, add extra 1 tbsp sugar and butter, one cube at a time, ensuring each piece is incorporated before adding the next. Knead on medium–high speed for 8 minutes or until dough is soft and silky. (The dough will initially be very sticky; there is no need to add additional flour, as dough will become firmer during kneading.)
Preheat oven to 200°C. Place dough in a large piping bag and pipe into a buttered 20 cm Savarin or round pan. Tap pan a few times on the bench to remove air bubbles. Set aside in a warm, draught-free place for 30 minutes or until slightly risen. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Stand for 5 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate.
Meanwhile, to make syrup, place remaining 1 cup sugar, lemon zest and 375 ml water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Cook for 5 minutes or until reduced by one-third, then stir in rum. Pour half the syrup over Savarin. Stand for 5 minutes, then pour over remaining syrup. Allow Savarin to absorb syrup before serving with berries and cream.
Drink Campbells Rutherglen Topaque, Rutherglen (375ml, $18).
As seen in Feast Magazine, Issue 12, pg85.
Photography by Brett Stevens
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
