Baba au Bourbon

Ingredients

• Babas:
• softened unsalted butter, as needed for greasing the mold
• 3 large (170 g) eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup (99 g) granulated sugar, divided
• 1/4 cup (57 g) whole milk
• 3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter
• 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped
• 1 1/4 cups (150 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons (8 g) baking powder
• 1 teaspoon (4 g) instant yeast
• 3/4 teaspoon (3 g) fine sea salt
• zest of 1 orange
• Soaking + Finishing
• 3/4 cup (170 g) bourbon
• 1/2 cup (113 g) water
• 1/2 cup (106 g) dark brown sugar
• zest and juice of 1 orange
• 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• apricot jam, as needed for finishing (optional)
• whipped cream, as needed for serving (not optional)

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