Old Fashioned White Bread

The first chapter of Sur La Table is all about yeast breads, starting with a classic white bread. For those of you who've never made fresh bread before, you don't know what you're missing! There's nothing like the smell of baking bread wafting through the house, and the best part is, it’s not as hard as you'd think.

Instead of the Old Fashioned White Bread, I chose to do one of the variations listed in the recipe, Monkey Bread. I'd never had it before, but the prospect of butter, cinnamon, and sugar melting into little balls of dough sounded like a good idea. After 45 minutes in the oven, I wasn't disappointed! The Monkey Bread (or Monkey Balls as they came to be known in my house) was delicious, and a much easier alternative to homemade cinnamon rolls. This recipe was definitely a keeper!