Herbed savoury monkey bread

Herbed savoury monkey bread

This homemade, herb-flecked, tear ‘n’ share savoury monkey bread is so soft and tasty – and it’s utterly sensational served warm with butter. Or try it with the cream cheese, chive and lemon spread seen in the picture.

Herbed savoury monkey bread

We love monkey bread: here’s a sweet monkey bread recipe, with pecans and cinnamon. All together now: mmmmm….

  • Serves icon Makes 1 loaf (serves 6-8)
  • Time icon Hands-on time 25 min, plus resting, proving and cooling; oven time 40-45 min

This homemade, herb-flecked, tear ‘n’ share savoury monkey bread is so soft and tasty – and it’s utterly sensational served warm with butter. Or try it with the cream cheese, chive and lemon spread seen in the picture.

We love monkey bread: here’s a sweet monkey bread recipe, with pecans and cinnamon. All together now: mmmmm….

Nutrition: Per Serving (for 8)

Calories
320kcals
Fat
15.8g (9.2g saturated)
Protein
6.6g
Carbohydrates
36.3g (2g sugars)
Fibre
3g
Salt
0.6g

Ingredients

  • 350g white spelt flour, plus extra for dusting
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 5g fast-action dried yeast
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 150ml lukewarm milk
  • 2 medium free-range egg yolks (see Tips)
  • 70g butter, softened and chopped

For the herb butter

  • 75g butter, softened
  • 8 tbsp fresh flatleaf parsley
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano leaves
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped fresh sage leaves
  • 3 garlic cloves, grated

You’ll also need

  • 900g loaf tin, greased with butter and dusted with flour
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Method

  1. Put the flour in a large bowl and mix with the salt, then make a well in the centre. Put the yeast and sugar in a small bowl and mix with 5 tbsp of the milk to dissolve the sugar. Pour the yeast mixture into the flour well. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rest for 10 minutes until bubbles appear.
  2. Add the remaining milk, egg yolks and 70g butter to the bowl. Bring together to form a smooth dough, tip onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth. Return to the bowl, then cover with the tea towel and leave to double in size (about 1 hour).
  3. Mix the herb butter ingredients with some salt and pepper.
  4. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 2 minutes more, then roll out into a 1cm thick square (about 30cm x 30cm). Spread with the herb butter, then cut the dough into rough 6cm squares. Put about a quarter of the dough pieces into the tin widthways, upright like slices of bread – you’ll need to hold them up with one hand to prevent them from falling over. Next, put a group of the dough pieces in the tin lengthways (at right angles to the first group) to fill the width of the tin so they’re holding up the first slices. Repeat to fill the tin. Cover and leave to prove for 30 minutes.
  5. Heat the oven to 160°C fan/gas 4. Bake the bread in the tin on a wire rack in the lower third of the oven for 40-45 minutes. If the top starts getting dark, cover it with some foil. Let the bread cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove from the tin and serve, ideally while still warm, with one of the two spreads (below and right) – or both if you want to.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
320kcals
Fat
15.8g (9.2g saturated)
Protein
6.6g
Carbohydrates
36.3g (2g sugars)
Fibre
3g
Salt
0.6g

delicious. tips

  1. Don’t waste it: Lightly whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt/sugar, then freeze in a labelled bag for up to a month.

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Recipe By:

Kitchen Trinity/The Taverne Agency

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    1. Hi there, here is the recipe for the lemon, cream cheese and chive spread. Sorry it was difficult to find. We hope you enjoy the bread!

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