Sweet Potato Monkey Bread is light, airy, and delightful to have for breakfast or with any meal. Serve it warm with honey butter for a real treat.
Course
Bread
Cuisine
American
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time1hour5minutes
Servings1loaf
AuthorDonna Currie
Ingredients
For the dough:
1/2cupcooked sweet potato flesh
1egg
1/2cupsugar
2 1/4teaspoonsactive dry yeast
1/2cuproom temperature water
2 1/2cupsbread flour11 1/4 ounces
4tablespoonsunsalted butter
1teaspoonkosher salt
For the coating:
3tablespoonshazelnut mealor almond meal
3tablespoonssugar
3tablespoonsgraham cracker crumbs
1teaspoonground cinnamon
Instructions
On prep day:
Combine all of the dough ingredients and knead by hand (mix first in a large bowl, then turn out to knead) or in a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, until the dough is elastic.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour in a warm room.
Divide the dough into at least 24 pieces. They don't all need to be the same size, and in fact I encourage you to make them random. Cut more than 24 pieces if you like.
Spray an 8-inch round or square baking pan with baking spray.
Combine the coating ingredients in a small shallow bowl or plate and roll each piece of dough in the coating, then pile them into the prepared baking pan. You don't need to make an even layer, and you don't need them to go all the way to the edges of the pan - this is supposed to be a bumpy-lumpy interesting-looking bread.
Cover the pan with plastic wrap or place it in a large plastic bag and tie the open end closed. Place the pan in the refrigerator overnight or up to 24 hours.
On baking day:
Remove the pan from the refrigerator and heat the oven to 325°F.
Remove the plastic and bake the bread until it is nicely browned and the internal temperature registers 190°F on an instant-read thermometer, about 45 minutes. Let the bread cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool for another 20 minutes or so before serving.
Recipe Notes
Prep time stated does not include time for rising until doubled or chilling overnight.