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Submitted by trenicar on July 9, 2008 - 3:22pm

Morton's Onion Bread

Hi this is my first post.

9 years ago I visited Morton's restaurant next to the twin towers.

 I remember the meal was great, but the one thing that sticks in my mind is the loaf of hot bread that came with the meal.

It was Onion Bread and wondered if anybody had a recipe that would be similar to this

I have never found a loaf as good.

I live in France, in a small village where we have an artisan baker, he is quite experimental, and I try to bake as well.

I am English, but we both have a passion for fresh bread. 

This seems a great site and I look forward to trying some of the recipes, I will let you know how I get on

 

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Submitted by GrapevineTXolda... on July 10, 2008 - 8:18pm.

Trenicar...welcome to TFL....

I'm sorry I can't help with your recipe request, I did a quick search for the recipe via the Internet, but came up empty.  :/

Might I suggest that you try sending the request to the corporate offices of Morton's?  Perhaps they will offer it, and if they don't, well....DARN!  You would at least know whether or not they will or won't...right?

Please keep us posted if you are blessed with the actual, or a similar recipe.  I've not had this bread, but the name of the restaurant is quite familiar. 

Happy baking to you!

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Submitted by ehanner on July 11, 2008 - 5:14pm.

Mortons Bread

If you really are interested in Mortons recipes here is a link to thier book at Amazon.

Mortons 

I don't know if the Onion Bread is one of the recipes but for $18. you can have a go at it. Let us know.

Eric 

Submitted by khaleas on July 12, 2008 - 12:32pm.

Not in there...

I have the book and the onion bread recipe is not in it unfortunately. A lot of other tasty recipes are...

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Submitted by ehanner on July 14, 2008 - 6:58am.

Mortons Onion Bread

I sent a note to the corporate office asking for the recipe. They just replied saying they give the recipe to commercial bakeries who sub contract for local markets and it's a big quantity formula. I replied that I could convert the recipe and would appreciate it if they could provide it. We'll see what happens. Their steaks are unbelievable!

Eric 

Submitted by trenicar on July 14, 2008 - 8:46am.

Morton's Onion Bread

Hi Eric

Thanks for the information, I hope you can get the recipe from Mortons.

I followed the thread and bought the book, I havent got it yet but it seems it wont have the recipe, hey ho. I am sure it will still find a good home with my other 300 cookery books!

Anyway thanks for your help, lets hope it is fruitful

Regards

Tim

Submitted by trenicar on March 24, 2009 - 7:11am.

Hi I recently tried to get

Hi I recently tried to get the recipe from Mortons, sent the following

 General Inquiry

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Type of Inquiry: other

Comment/Inquiry:
Morton's Onion Bread 9 years ago I visited Morton's restaurant next to the twin towers. I remember the meal was great, but the one thing that sticks in my mind is the loaf of hot bread that came with the meal. It was Onion Bread and wondered if it would be possible to send me a copy of the recipe, even a commercial sized recipe would be fine. I have never found a loaf as good. I live in France, in a small village where we have an artisan baker, and I try to bake as well. I am English, but we both have a passion for fresh bread. I even bought a copy of the Mortons cookbook hoping to find a copy of the recipe, but unfortunately, it didnt have it. I really would appreciate your help Thanks

 

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Dear Tim,
        Unfortunately , the baking company who created the recipe does not want it shared with the general public. I do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Sincerely,

Capri Kinney
Guest Relations Coordinator
Morton's The Steakhouse
325 N. LaSalle Street
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60654

 

So there we have it, they are not prepared to publish. I'll just have to experiment

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Submitted by Mini Oven on March 24, 2009 - 7:54am.

From my reading,

I would start with a brioche recipe and add re-hydrated dry onions.   See where that takes you.

Submitted by Ocelaris on April 9, 2011 - 6:23pm.

blasted, so close. I had

blasted, so close. I had lunch there the other day, and the bread was fabulous. I'm not sure if there are onions IN the bread, or merely on top... but I think I'll stop by soon as it's close to my office. I seem to recall it was kind of sweet, I thought potato played a large part, with just dried onion topping. 

Submitted by anra on November 30, 2011 - 7:35pm.

apparently similar to moretons bread recipe

Hey all, I too can remember how good that onion bread at Moretons was, and i was looking around and found this recipe. I haven't tried it but intend to. Please try it and let me know if it is similar.

Caramelized Onion Challah

Directions:

  1. 1
    Melt 2 tablespoons chicken fat (schmaltz) in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions, cover and cook until very soft, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and cook until brown, about 25 to 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool completely.
  2. 2
    Melt 8 tablespoons schmaltz and cool to 110°F.
  3. 3
    Place yeast and sugar in bowl of mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add 1/2 cup water and mix until yeast is dissolved. Gently mix in remaining 1-1/2 cups water, salt and cooled schmaltz. Mix in eggs 1 at a time. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides.
  4. 4
    Change to dough hook and knead 20 minutes or until very smooth. Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface; knead 1 to 2 minutes. Place in large oiled bowl, turning to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in cool place to rise until doubled, about 2 to 2-1/2 hours.
  5. 5
    Punch dough down, turn out on lightly floured work surface and knead in onions. Return to bowl, cover with plastic, and let rise 1 hour. Transfer to large plastic bag, leaving room for dough to expand, and refrigerate overnight.
  6. 6
    Grease a 12" springform pan and line with parchment. Heavily flour work surface.
  7. 7
    Using floured hands, divide dough into 3 equal-size pieces. Flatten each piece into a rectangle and roll each into a 4-foot long cylinder. Take breaks during rolling so dough can rest. Pinch cylinders together at one end and braid loosely, pinching ends together. Starting at finished end, coil braid into circle, brush end with egg mixture and press into braid. Transfer to prepared pan. Cover with bath towel. Let rise until doubled and very light, about 2 to 2-1/2 hours.
  8. 8
    Place baking stone in oven. Preheat oven to 375°F Brush bread with egg mixture. Place bread in pan on top of baking stone. Bake 20 minutes. Gently remove bread from pan and transfer to the stone. Brush again with egg wash. Bake 50 to 55 more minutes, or until challah is well browned. Cool on wire rack.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/caramelized-onion-challah-452377#ixzz1fFKwfgN2

Submitted by Ocelaris on November 30, 2011 - 8:28pm.

Wow, 10 Tbsps fat! Well, I

Wow, 10 Tbsps fat! Well, I know it must have had some fat/protein, but I wouldn't go so far as calling it a Challah. Maybe a half Challah, it was fluffy, just not that fluffy. There wasn't much special about the bread, like it wasn't particularly flavored, just that it was hot, some protein/fat fluffy, and onions on top. I have no idea how they do those sticky onions on top, is it rehydrated onions? 

I tried something like the above recipe once, I did butter/oil and fresh onions, browned them, and put them in the bread to ferment overnight, and that was pretty bad... just not the same "oniony" flavor that I was going for, maybe the onions needed to dry out more. 

Thanks for bringing the subject, reminds me what I'm going to be baking tomorrow!

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