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Monkey Bread

8 servings

60 minutes

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Monkey Bread" is a translation of "monkey bread". And in English, this pudding is called that because it resembles the cones of the Chilean araucaria, a tree that has a second name: "monkey puzzle". But don't worry about all these monkey complexities - this is just a very tasty pie.

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Ingredients

8servings

Wheat flour

350 g

Butter

280 g

Dry yeast

20 g

Water

65 ml

Sugar

50 g

Egg yolk

2 pieces

White wine vinegar

1 teaspoon

Vanilla extract

0.5 teaspoon

Sour cream

100 g

Demerara sugar

165 g

Cinnamon

2 teaspoons

Salt

1 teaspoon

Cooking steps

1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2
In a small container, mix dry yeast with warm water and let it sit for a few minutes.
Required ingredients:
1. Dry yeast: 20 g
2. Water: 65 ml

3
In a mixing bowl, mix 170 g of softened butter with 50 g of sugar at medium speed. Add the yolks and continue mixing until smooth.
Required ingredients:
1. Butter: 280 g
2. Sugar: 50 g
3. Egg yolk: 2 pieces

4
Add vinegar and vanilla extract, continue to mix. Slowly add sour cream, then once again achieving homogeneity, add the diluted yeast.
Required ingredients:
1. White wine vinegar: 1 teaspoon
2. Vanilla extract: 0.5 teaspoon
3. Sour cream: 100 g
4. Dry yeast: 20 g

5
Add flour and salt, continue mixing. The dough should be elastic and easily come away from the sides of the bowl.
Required ingredients:
1. Wheat flour: 350 g
2. Salt: 1 teaspoon

6
Knead the dough slightly on a floured surface, transfer it to a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and place in a warm spot for 4 hours.
Required ingredients:
1. Wheat flour: 350 g

7
Melt the remaining butter and pour it into a large bowl. In another bowl, mix brown sugar with cinnamon.
Required ingredients:
1. Butter: 280 g
2. Demerara sugar: 165 g
3. Cinnamon: 2 teaspoons

8
Pinch off a small piece from the risen dough and roll it into a ball. Roll many such balls from the entire dough; the balls can be of different sizes.

9
Fill the cupcake mold with balls and send it to the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30 minutes.

10
Such a cake is best eaten with hands rather than cut.