Prepare all the ingredients.

Dissolve the yeast into lukewarm milk.

Shape the flour into a fountain in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs, sugar, salt and dissolved yeast in the middle.

Knead with electrical mixer with a hook adapter. Knead until the dough stops sticking to the sides of the bowl.

Add the chunks of soft butter.

Clean the sides of the bowl..

...cover with a clean cloth and keep aside in a warm place until the dough doubled in volume.

When the dough has risen...

...tear it with the back of your hands.

Grease a large savarin pan or individual baba pans.

Fill up each pan to 3/4 of its capacity. Let it grow again until the dough reaches the rim.

Glaze the surface of the babas with egg yolks..

...and bake in a warm oven at 180°C (356°F) for 15 to 20 minutes.

The babas will rise and turn golden.

When baked...

...take out of the oven...

and unmold on a rack. Let it cool.

The babas are ready for use (see "Babas with tropical fruits" recipe.)