Monkey Bread Recipe
This homemade monkey bread recipe is the perfect weekend activity to make with kids! Kids love to watch the dough rise, dip the little dough balls in butter and cinnamon sugar, and enjoy this satisfying and rich treat pull apart style! Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction.
Ingredients
Dough Balls
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk warmed, but not boiling.
- 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast or 1 packet
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup melted butter, slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
Cinnamon Sugar Dip
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Brown Sugar Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 3 tablespoons cream or whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Make the Dough
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Using a standing electric mixer, combine warm milk, yeast, and sugar using the paddle or dough hook attachment. Cover and let it sit for 5 minutes.
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Add in eggs, butter, salt, and 1 cup flour. Beat for about a minute and then scrape down sides of the bowl using a spatula. Add the remaining flour and beat for a few more minutes. Eventually the dough should bowl away from the sides of bowl in a clean way. Add extra flour if needed, about a tablespoon at a time until sides of the bowl are clean.
Knead the Dough
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Beat for two more minutes in the mixer to knead the dough.
Let Dough Rise
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Place dough in a large greased bowl and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Let it rise in a slightly warm environment for about two hours, or until doubled in size. I often let mine raise in a preheated oven of 150 F degrees. Before I put the dough in the oven I turn the oven off and if it feels too hot, I leave the door slightly open.
Assemble the Monkey Bread
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Grease your large bundt pan.
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Melt 1/2 cup butter and set aside in a bowl. In another bowl add granulated sugar, a pinch of salt, and cinnamon and mix well.
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Set the risen dough on the counter, remove the covering, and punch down the down to release the air.
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Pinch of pieces of dough and roll into balls, a little bigger than an inch in diameter. Dip each individual dough ball into the melted butter, and then the cinnamon sugar. Place sugar coated dough ball into the bundt cake and repeat with the remainder of the dough.
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Cover the bundt pan with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for about 20 minutes.
Make Brown Sugar Glaze + Bake
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Preheat the oven to 350 F.
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Make brown sugar glaze by melting 1/4 cup butter in small saucepan. Add in brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt and whisk to combine.
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Pour brown sugar glaze over the monkey bread.
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Place the bundt pan over a baking sheet, so if the monkey bread overflows at all the pan will catch the pieces. Bake monkey bread for 35-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the center pieces are baked through.
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Take out of the oven and let cool for about 5-7 minutes and then invert onto serving platter of choice.
Ice the Monkey Bread
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Whisk confectioner's sugar, cream or whole milk, and vanilla together.
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Drizzle icing over the monkey bread platter. Serve and Enjoy!