Babas With Lemon Syrup

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

To make the babas, place the yeast, sugar, and milk in the bowl of an electric mixer and allow to stand until bubbles surface. Add the flour and egg to the yeast mixture. Attach a dough hook to the mixer and beat to a sticky dough.

While the motor is running, add the butter a few pieces at a time and beat well for about 4 minutes. Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and allow the dough to double in size.

Divide the dough into equal pieces and place in greased 1 cup capacity baba moulds. Allow to stand until the dough almost fills the tins.

Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Stand in the tins for 5 minutes.

While the babas are cooking, make the syrup. Place the sugar, water, lemon juice, and zest in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, then simmer for a further 3 minutes.

Spoon half of the hot syrup over the hot babas in the tins. Remove from the tins and pour over the remaining syrup and zest. Serve warm.