Grammy's Kitchen · Monkey Bread · Cheesy Garlic & Herb Monkey Bread

One of 43 monkey bread recipes we measured

Cheesy Garlic & Herb Monkey Bread

from alexandracooks.com

It ranks #2 of 43 for fluffiness among the monkey bread recipes we compared. 4 cooks on alexandracooks.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on25m
waiting3.8 hr
makes6
each$0.48
leveladvanced

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 43.

this recipe typical
liquid78%26%
fat11%29%
total sugar0%49%
yeast2%0%
salt2%0%
dairy0%3%
flour strength1.01.0

Where it stands out

  • #2 of 43 for fluffiness

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

256 g2 cups (256 g) bread or all-purpose flour
6 g1 teaspoon (6 g) kosher salt
4 g1/4 to 1 teaspoon (1 to 4 g) instant yeast, see notes above
200 g1 heaping 3/4 cup (200 g) water
28 g2 tablespoons butter
3 g1 clove of garlic
pinch red pepper flakes
12 g2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
113 g4 ounces whole milk, low-moisture mozzarella, pulled into pieces
extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
homemade tomato sauce

Method: 6 steps, published by alexandracooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Easy and delish Masha' Allah. I stretched and folded the dough twice during its first rise to help shape it. Instead of flouring the surface, I oiled my hands and then took 1 Tbsp of dough, shaped between my palms and put them immediately in the pan whic” — a cook, 5.0★
“I love that monkey bread but I love that sauce more, it’s become my goto sauce. I add in harissa and Aleppo pepper for the heat and there is something satisfying about crushing the whole plum tomatoes by hand. I use this sauce on toast, pizza, tacos, the monke” — a cook, 5.0★
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