Monte Cristo Pull Apart Bread: Irresistable Like the Sandwich
Monte Cristo Pull Apart Bread: Irresistable Like the Sandwich requires about 3 hours and 5 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 711 calories, 33g of protein, and 31g of fat. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.6 per serving. If you have unsalted butter, granulated sugar, swiss cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Food Fanatic. 94 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It works well as an affordable main course. With a spoonacular score of 66%, this dish is solid. Similar recipes include Bennigan’s Monte Cristo Sandwich – make this famous sandwich at home, Monte Cristo Sandwich, and Monte Cristo Sandwich.
Servings: 6
Preparation duration: 150 minutes
Cooking duration: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups bread flour
9 slices deli sliced ham, cut in half
9 slices oven roasted deli turkey, cut in half
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons olive oil
raspberry jam, for dipping
1 teaspoon salt
9 slices swiss cheese, cut in half
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 cup warm water, plus two tablespoons
Equipment:
stand mixer
whisk
bowl
plastic wrap
loaf pan
oven
aluminum foil
wire rack
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a dough hook, whisk together bread flour, sugar, yeast and salt.With the mixer on low speed, add the olive oil, milk and warm water.Mix until fully incorporated and a smooth dough forms.Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl.Cover with plastic wrap and rise at warm room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 - 2 hours.Roll dough to a 12x20 rectangle and brush with melted butter.Cut dough into 6 equal strips. Stack the strips on top of each other and cut into 6 equal square stacks.Spray a 10-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.To assemble, stand the loaf pan up with a short side down on your work surface.Layer a piece of dough, then a slice of cheese, top with a piece of ham, then a square of dough.Next add a piece of cheese, topped with turkey and then a square of dough. Repeat, tightly layering dough in loaf pan until full. You may have some dough squares left over.Cover the loaf pan loosely with plastic wrap and rise at warm room temperature, 1 hour.Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 35 minutes.Tent with foil if bread begins to brown too quickly.Remove from oven, cool 15 minutes in pan then turn out onto a cooling rack.Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm with red currant or raspberry jam for dipping.
Step by step:
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a dough hook, whisk together bread flour, sugar, yeast and salt.With the mixer on low speed, add the olive oil, milk and warm water.
2. Mix until fully incorporated and a smooth dough forms.
3. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl.Cover with plastic wrap and rise at warm room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
4. Roll dough to a 12x20 rectangle and brush with melted butter.
5. Cut dough into 6 equal strips. Stack the strips on top of each other and cut into 6 equal square stacks.Spray a 10-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.To assemble, stand the loaf pan up with a short side down on your work surface.Layer a piece of dough, then a slice of cheese, top with a piece of ham, then a square of dough.Next add a piece of cheese, topped with turkey and then a square of dough. Repeat, tightly layering dough in loaf pan until full. You may have some dough squares left over.Cover the loaf pan loosely with plastic wrap and rise at warm room temperature, 1 hour.Preheat oven to 350°F.
6. Bake for 35 minutes.Tent with foil if bread begins to brown too quickly.
7. Remove from oven, cool 15 minutes in pan then turn out onto a cooling rack.Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm with red currant or raspberry jam for dipping.
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