Gramercy Tavern's Monkey Bread

Name: Gramercy Tavern's Monkey Bread
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 17
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 17 servings Brioche Dough; 2 Tbsps light corn syrup; 237 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 8 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 158 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters honey; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 237 milliliters sugar; 17 servings Toffee Sauce; 2 liters unbleached all-purpose flour; 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 355 milliliters lukewarm water; 1 packet tablespoon granulated yeast

Gramercy Tavern's Monkey Bread might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 17. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 576 calories, 14g of protein, and 17g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours. If you have unbleached flour, ground cinnamon, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Mix the yeast, salt, eggs honey and melted butter with the water in a 5-quart bowl, or lidded (not airtight) food container.

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Butter

Honey

Water

Yeast

Egg

Salt

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Bowl

Mix in the flour, using a spoon until all of the flour is incorporated. Cover (not airtight), and allow to sit at room temperature for about two hours.

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All Purpose Flour

Make the sauce: In a small saucepan, combine 2/3 cup of the cream, the brown sugar, corn syrup, the 6 tablespoons butter, and the salt. With the tip of a paring knife, scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the pan, then add the bean itself. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, then reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes to thicken.

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Vanilla Bean

Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Butter

Cream

Sauce

Seeds

Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Knife

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and the remaining 1/2 cup cream.

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Lemon Juice

Cream

Remove the vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Pour the toffee sauce into a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.

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Toffee

Sauce

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Baking Pan

Divide the brioche into 20 golf ball–sized pieces and roll.

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Brioche

Roll

Put the melted butter in a small bowl. In another small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Dip each ball in the butter, roll in the sugar mixture, and arrange in the baking pan so you end up with 4 rows of 5 balls each.

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Cinnamon

Butter

Sugar

Roll

Dip

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Baking Pan

Bowl

To proof the dough, loosely cover the pan with plastic wrap and put it in a warm place until the dough is light and has doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours. (The dough is very forgiving, so don’t worry if it rises longer. You can even leave it out overnight.)

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Frying Pan

Preheat the oven to 350°F, with a rack in the middle position.

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Oven

Bake the monkey bread until cooked through and golden brown, about 30 minutes.

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Bread

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Oven

Let cool for about 10 minutes.

Serve the bread straight from the pan. It’s so much more fun to pull it apart by hand instead of cutting it. The bread will keep, tightly covered, at room temperature for up to 2 days.

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Bread

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Frying Pan