Bacon-Cheddar Jalapeño Monkey Bread
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
Master Dough (recipe follows below)
1 (8-ounce) block sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
1½ teaspoons garlic powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 pound bacon, cooked and roughly chopped
1/8 cup Campbell Gardens candied jalapeño peppers
Instructions:
Line a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with parchment paper.
Gently punch down Master Dough ( see below ), and divide into 32 dough balls.
In a medium bowl, stir together cheese, garlic powder, salt, and Italian seasoning.
Coat 16 dough balls in melted butter, and roll in cheese mixture. Reserve remaining cheese mixture.
Place dough balls in prepared skillet, layering with three-fourths of bacon and jalapeños.
Coat remaining dough balls in melted butter, and place on top. Drizzle with remaining melted butter.
Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place (75°) until puffed, about 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Cover with foil, and bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture, bacon, and jalapeño. Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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Master dough:
Makes enough dough for 1 (10- to 12-inch) loaf or 7 rolls
Ingredients:
1 cup warm whole milk (105° to 110°), divided
1 (0.25-ounce) package active dry yeast
⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup sour cream
1 large egg
3½ to 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1¼ teaspoons kosher salt
Instructions
In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup warm milk and yeast. Let stand until mixture is foamy, about 10 minutes.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, stir together melted butter, sugar, sour cream, egg, and remaining . cup warm milk.
In a large bowl, whisk together 3. cups flour and salt. Add half of flour mixture to butter mixture. With mixer on low speed, add yeast mixture, beating just until combined. Beat in remaining flour mixture. Switch to the dough hook attachment. Beat at medium speed until dough is smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes, adding remaining . cup flour if needed. (Dough should not be sticky.)
Spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning to grease top. Loosely cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place (75°) until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Recipe adapted from :
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You can easily use 3 of you favorite canned biscuts to cut into the 36 chunks if pressed for time. :)