Delicious UK – (01)January 2021

Pecanandcinnamon

monkeybread

SERVES10.HANDS-ONTIME 30 MIN,OVENTIME

30-35 MIN, PLUS RISING, PROVING AND COOLING

MAKE

AHEAD

Thisisbesteatenonthe

dayit’smade,butit willkeep

forupto 24 hours,well

wrapped.Serveatroom temperature

orgentlyreheat.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Tomakethedoughwithouta

standmixer,followthemethod

instep1 usinga largemixing

bowl.Bringthedoughtogetherusing

awoodenspoon,thenturnit out

ontoa lightlyflouredsurfaceandknead

for15-20minutesbyhand.It willbe

stickytobeginwithbutwillgetstiffer

and smoother the longer you knead.

• 80mlwholemilk


• 30gunsaltedbutteratroom
  temperature,plusextratogrease


• 240gstrongwhitebread flour


• 2 tspcastersugar


• 1 scanttsp fast-action dried
  yeast


• 1 large free-range egg

FORTHEFILLING

• 50gpecans,roughly chopped


• 60gbutter


• 80glightmuscovadosugar


• 2 tspgroundcinnamon


• ½ tsp mixed spice

FORTHEDRIZZLE

• 100gicingsugar


• ¼tspvanillaextract


• 1 tbsp butter, melted

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 900gloaftinlined with compostable
  baking paper

USEFULTOHAVE

• Stand mixer

1 Gentlywarmthemilkandbutterin

a smallpanuntilthebutterhasjust

melted– don’tletit bubble(themilk

musn’tbewarmerthanfinger-hot).

Puttheflour,sugar,yeastanda pinch

ofsaltina standmixerandstirwell.

Makea wellinthecentre,thenpour

inthemilkmixtureandegg.Mixon

mediumspeedwiththedoughhookfor

15 minutesuntilsmooth(orseetip).

2 Coverthebowlwitha cleanteatowel

andleavetoriseatroomtemperature

for1½-2hoursuntilthedough has

nearlydoubledinsize.

3 Meanwhile,makethefilling.Putthe

pecansina smallpanandgentlyheat

untiljustbeginningtotoast,then

removefromthepanandsetaside.

Addthe60gbutterandmuscovado

sugartothepanandgentlyheatuntil

thebutterhasmeltedandthesugar

hasdissolved.Addthespicesandstir

until well combined. Remove from the

heatandleavetocoolbutnotset.

4 Arrangehalfthetoastedpecansin

thepreparedloaftin,thendrizzleover

2 tbspofthecooledspicedbuttermix.

5 Dividethedoughintoquarters,halve

eachofthese,thencuteacheighthinto

3 roughlyequal-sizepiecessoyouhave

24 piecesintotal.Rolleachintoa ball,

thenrollintheremainingspicedbutter

andlooselycoverthebaseofthetin,

makingsurenottosquashany.Spoon

oversomemorenuts(don’tworry

aboutanygapsasthesewillbefilled

whenthedoughisproving).Repeat

rolling,coatingandlayeringtheballs

untilthetinisfull.Scatteroverany

remainingnutsandpourover any

remainingspicedbutter.

6 Coverlooselyandleaveina warm

placetoprovefor30-45minutes.The

doughisreadytobakewhenit’spuffed

anda gentleprodfromyourfinger

leavesa slightindentation.Heatthe

ovento180°C/160°Cfan/gas4.

7 Bakethemonkeybreadfor30-35

minutesuntilgoldenandcrisp.Cool

inthetinfor 10 minutes,thenturnout

andcoolcompletelyona wirerack.

8 Whiskthedrizzleingredientswith

1-2tspwater,thendrizzleover the

monkeybreadtoserve.

PERSERVING293kcals,13.4gfat

(6.2gsaturated),4.4gprotein,

37.9gcarbs(19.4g sugars), 0.2g salt,

1.6g fibre

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