73% would make again
Lardy Cake Monkey Bread
This rich and buttery monkey bread is infused with aromatic spices and is perfect for a cozy brunch or a comforting dessert.
May 15, 2023
Ingredients
for 6 servings
Bread
- 4 ⅛ cups white bread flour (500 g), plus more for kneading
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (50 g), at room temperature. substitute with lard
- ⅞ cup milk (200 mL), warm
- 3 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast (10 g)
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ½ cup raisin (75 g)
- ⅞ cup strong black tea (200 mL), hot
- ½ cup cream cheese (115 g)
- ¼ cup caster sugar (50 g), for coating
Glaze
- ⅜ cup icing sugar (65 g)
- ½ cup cream cheese (115 g)
- 2 tablespoons milk
Nutrition Info
- Calories 765
- Fat 26g
- Carbs 113g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugar 41g
- Protein 19g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- In a large bowl, combine bread flour, sugar, and butter. Use your hands to mix, until the mixture is the texture of breadcrumbs.
- In a small jar, stir together the milk, yeast, and eggs. Pour three quarters of the liquid mixture on top of the dry ingredients and mix together. Add liquid, a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture forms a soft dough.
- Turn the mixture out onto a large, floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.
- Form the dough into a ball and place it in a clean mixing bowl covered with cling film. Set in a warm, dry place and let it rise for one hour.
- Combine the raisins and the hot tea in a small bowl and let the mixture sit for 45 minutes, then drain the raisins.
- When the dough has risen, divide it into 16 equal sized pieces. Flatten each piece into a disk about 8cm in diameter, and place a teaspoon of cream cheese and a teaspoon of raisins in the centre. Form the disk into a ball, with the sultanas and cream cheese in the centre.
- Roll each ball in caster sugar, to coat. Place stuffed balls of dough into a cast iron skillet or round baking dish and cover with cling film. Set in a warm, dry place and let it rise for one hour.
- Bake in a 350°F/180°C fan oven/gas mark 6 for 45 to 50 minutes, until the bread is cooked through and golden on top.
- While the bread cooks, make the glaze. Stir together icing sugar, cream cheese, and milk to combine. If the mixture is too dry, add more milk a tablespoon at a time.
- Drizzle it all over the monkey bread.
- Enjoy!
