Gooey Monkey Bread Recipes

MONKEY BREAD FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Lightly grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with vegetable oil.
• Combine warm water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Let stand until bubbly and foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 1 cup flour, warm milk, egg, 3 tablespoons sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla extract. Mix well before adding remaining 2 1/2 cups flour. Mix and knead until dough comes together in a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and punch down gently to deflate. Divide dough into small or medium balls.
• Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Dip each dough ball in melted butter, remove with a fork, and roll in sugar mixture until well coated. Arrange in the prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and let rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Invert onto a large plate; cool for 10 minutes before serving.

GOOEY CARAMEL MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease or spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon in 1-gallon food-storage plastic bag. Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each in quarters.
• Shake biscuit pieces in bag to coat; place in pan. Sprinkle any extra sugar mixture over biscuits.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat butter and brown sugar to boiling over medium-high heat; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour over biscuit pieces.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until biscuits are deep golden brown and cooked through in center. Cool 5 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

GOOEY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Break dough into small balls (golf ball size).
• Melt butter in medium size bowl.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon in separate bowl.
• Roll the balls into the butter bowl, then the cinnamon-sugar bowl and place in pan (loaf, cake, bundt, etc.).
• Pour remaining butter and cinnamon-sugar mixture onto balls; mix.
• Let rise until doubled (about 30 minutes in a warm place).
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool for approximately 2 minutes, then flip over onto plate.
• If desired, drizzle icing over top while hot.

GOOEY CARAMEL BREAKFAST PULL APART RECIPE (MONKEY BREAD)

Steps:

• Thaw frozen roll dough in a Ziploc bag for about 2 hours, just until thawed. Don't let them rise.
• Cut each roll into 6 pieces using kitchen shears.
• Grease a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sprinkle pecans in the bottom of the bundt pan.
• Arrange 8 of the cut rolls over pecans.
• Sprinkle 1/2 package of dry pudding over rolls.
• Mix brown sugar and melted butter together and drizzle half over rolls.
• Then repeat with the other 8 rolls cut up, pudding, and sugar/butter mixture.
• Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and let rise overnight or for at least 8 hours.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes.
• Cool no longer than 5 minutes and invert bundt cake on a baking dish to serve.

GRANNY'S MONKEY BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare pan: Heavily grease Bundt or fluted tube pan with butter (12-cup capacity). Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare the dough: Separate biscuits and cut each one into four equal bite-sized pieces. Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a bowl or plastic bag. Drop roll each piece of dough in the sugar-cinnamon mixture and shake around to coat. Gently arrange the cinnamon-sugar biscuit pieces into the prepared pan.
• Heat syrup: In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. Add 1/2 cup of the remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture (discard remaining or use for another recipe). Gently heat to melt butter and bring mixture just to a boil and then immediately remove from heat. Stir until sugars have fully dissolved. Do not overcook the syrup; you simply want to help the sugar dissolve. Carefully drizzle the warm mixture over the rolled dough balls in the pan.
• Bake: Arrange pan in the center of the preheated oven and bake for about 30 minutes. Time may vary; see note below.
• Invert: Allow pan to rest for about 5 minutes, then cover with a large plate and invert. To eat, pull the desired amount off with your fingers (like a monkey would) and enjoy the gooey sweet sinful treat.