Episode #45 - BABA with Special Guest Italian Grandmother Nina Scapillati

In Episode #45 we are in Castropignano, Italy with Italian Grandmother Nina Scapillati. While I was in Italy we took a trip to Naples and I fell in love with their popular Neapolitan dessert called Babà. Everywhere we went we saw the Babà. Babà is like a sponge cake filled with lots of RUM. That RUM Syrup is delicious. It is time consuming to make only because you have to wait for the dough to rise, other then that it is very easy to make.
I got Nina Scapillati from Castropignano, Italy to teach us how to makes this Neapolitan RUM BABA. You will also get to see Nina's "Bimby". "Bimby" is the Italian version of the "Kitchen Aid", but much much better than the "Kitchen Aid". Watch to get the step by step instructions on how you can make RUM BABA for your family and friends when they come over for coffee or serve it for dessert. One important ingredient that Nonna always adds to her recipe is cooking with her heart. So, be sure when you make this you do it with all your heart. Enjoy!
DOUGH INGREDIENTS:

- 4 Eggs

- 50 Grams of Sugar

- 100 Grams of Butter

- Pinch of Salt

- 300 Grams of Flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast
LIQUID INGREDIENTS:

- Skin of 1 Lemon

- 200 grams of Sugar

- 700 Grams of Water

- 200 Grams of Rum
- Preheat oven 200 degrees Celsius
- Cook for 10 minutes on 200 Degrees Celsius. Then cook at 180 Degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
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[@mickeysantana725]

Love the BABA but can’t have it anymore but my family can so I make it for them, trying this recipe tomorrow.

[@marialuisagarcia2530]

Ciao laurie che cosa a sucesso che non fai piu il video di tua mamma.come cucina.we mis you.

[@rosef9470]

can you please to me how many grams of yeast?

[@LauriePaolone]

2 ½ teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast

[@KingKongFan]

Beautiful rhum baba', I felt like I was with my late nonna and aunties. Thanks Laurie

[@marialuisagarcia2530]

How are you laurie?

[@LauriePaolone]

Hi Maria. Thanks for asking. In June I got a PET Scan and all the chemo and radiation I did worked and I am once again “NED” No Evidence of Disease!!!! Thanks be to GOD 🙏. As soon as I was NED I did 1 more chemo treatment and waited 2 weeks so my body could recover and ran away to Italy 🇮🇹 for the summer. My hair has grown back and was able to gain most of my weight back in Italy. I returned back to California in September to get another test and I am still Cancer FREE.

[@marialuisagarcia2530]

@@LauriePaolone lm so happy for you🥰🥰

[@KingKongFan]

@@LauriePaolone Thank God! So good to hear.