The Elephant in the Room

I have been waiting to try this recipe, so today I told the boys I would be making Elephant Bread during their "quiet time" for our afternoon snack. Jacob was so excited. He remembered when I made Monkey Bread and looked forward to this new treat all day. The boys asked why it was called Elephant Bread... I said it was because the pieces look like elephant ears. This is a sticky, gooey, caramelly, pull-apart bread. Enjoy.

"Elephant Bread"

Put this stuff in your mixer bowl:

2 cup all purpose flour
3 tbsp honey
2 1/4 tsp active dry year
1/2 tsp salt

Set aside.

In small saucepan melt:

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup milk

Remove from heat.
Add 1/4 cup water and 1 tsp vanilla.
Let cool briefly. Add to flour mixture.

Start mixer. Add 2 beaten eggs and 3/4 cup flour

Cover and let rise 1 hour.

Roll dough out nice and flat (like a pizza)
Brush 1/4 melted butter mixed with 1 tsp vanilla on top.
In small bowl mix 1 cup white sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle the majority over the buttered dough. Completely cover dough with topping.

Using pizza cutter slice into approximately 2" squares.
Stack these squares unevenly into 3 piles.
Carefully place in buttered loaf pan.
Sprinkle any remaining sugar/cinnamon on top.
Cover and let rise 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350. Bake 35-40 minutes until top is golden.

Try not to eat the whole thing.
Jacob, Daniel, and I ate half of it. It was delicious.