Description
Gooey monkey bread delights taste buds with layers of cinnamon-sugar-coated dough nestled in a buttery caramel sauce. This indulgent treat promises a warm, pull-apart experience that brings pure comfort to your table.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 ⅓ cups (420 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) warm milk
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) warm water
- 1 ½ cups (330 g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
Dough Ingredients:
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons (7 g) instant yeast
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Flavor and Coating Ingredients:
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- Splash of vanilla extract
Instructions
- Generously coat the interior of a 12-cup bundt pan with softened butter, ensuring complete coverage to prevent sticking.
- Activate yeast by combining warm milk, water, sugar, melted butter, and yeast in a stand mixer. Allow the mixture to rest and become foamy for 5 minutes.
- Gradually incorporate flour and salt into the yeast mixture. Knead the dough on low speed until it forms a cohesive mass, then increase to medium speed and continue mixing until the dough becomes smooth, elastic, and slightly tacky.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, gently rotating to ensure complete coverage. Drape with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm area until the volume doubles, approximately 1 hour.
- Create the cinnamon coating by mixing brown sugar and ground cinnamon in one bowl, and melting butter in a separate container.
- Transform the risen dough into an 8-inch square, then divide into 64 uniform pieces. Roll each piece into a perfect sphere.
- Dip each dough ball first into melted butter, then thoroughly coat with the cinnamon-sugar mixture, ensuring complete coverage.
- Artfully arrange the coated dough balls in the prepared bundt pan, creating layered and staggered patterns for visual appeal.
- Cover the pan with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise again, becoming puffy and expanded, for 45-60 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Uncover the bundt pan and bake until the bread achieves a deep golden-brown color and appears bubbling and caramelized, approximately 30-35 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let the bread rest in the pan for 5 minutes. Carefully invert onto a serving platter, allowing the bread to cool for an additional 10 minutes.
- Prepare the glaze by whisking powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a liquid measuring cup until smooth and glossy.
- Drizzle the prepared glaze generously over the slightly cooled monkey bread, allowing it to cascade down the ridges and crevices.
Notes
- Soft, pillowy dough coated in buttery cinnamon sugar creates a mouthwatering experience that’ll have everyone crowding the kitchen.
- Perfect for weekend brunches, holiday gatherings, or when you’re craving something sweet and comforting without complicated techniques.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg