Cinnamon Monkey Bread Recipe From Scratch

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.

CINNAMON PULL-APART BREAD FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Dough:.
• Active yeast in the warm water with the sugar, let sit for 5 minutes.
• Mix flour, salt, oil with the yeast.
• Use dough hook on mixer for 5-6 minutes. OR if by hand, flour a surface and hand and knead for 7-10 minute -- til elastic like.
• Coat a large bowl in oil, place dough in and flip to coat so it doesn't dry out, cover with clean dish cloth.
• Set in a warm place (60-80 degrees) to rise for 1 1/2-2 hours, or til doubled in size. I usually turn my oven on for 2 minutes on the lowest setting then turn off and use it to raise my dough.
• Sauce:.
• In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon, set aside.
• In a small sauce pan heat butter, brown sugar and water.
• Preheat Oven to 350.
• Once dough is risen, punch down. Make small balls of dough about 2-3cm in diameter. Coat in sugar-cinnamon mixture, placing in a bundt pan, and repeat til all your dough is gone.
• Pour heated mixture over dough balls, bake for 25-30 min at 350.

MONKEY BREAD FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in cup of warm water with the sugar in large mixing bowl, let stand 5 minutes.
• Mix with ingredients (4, 5, 6, 7) and beat well with mixer.
• Oil a large bowl, turn so both sides are oiled, cover with wax paper till doubled in size.
• Punch down, form into rolls, roll it with ingredient (8, 9) (cinnamon + sugar) and place it on greased flat round pan let rise until double in size.
• Prepare the topping sauce . in sauce pan melt the butter on medium heat add the sugar and cinnamon and let dissolve . don't over cook.
• Spoon the sauce over the rolls and spread with chopped pecan or walnut .
• Bake in preheated 375 for 12-15 minutes.