"Of all the heirloom family recipes tucked away in my converted shoe box (iPhone apps have nothing on 3-by-5 cards), one for monkey bread ranks second only to my great-grandmother's biscuits as the most tattered. It's not because the Eisenhower-era ... Read more..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) active-dry yeast
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1 cup lukewarm milk (no hotter than 125 degrees)
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Scant 3 1/3 cups (14 ounces) flour
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
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1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, lightly packed
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2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
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1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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Freshly ground black pepper
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1 recipe basic monkey bread dough