Monkey Bread

Name: Monkey Bread
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 8-10
Ingredients: 18 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing; 3 1 ⁄ 4 cups flour, plus more for dusting; 2 tsp. kosher salt; 1 cup milk; 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups granulated sugar; 2 (1/4-oz.) packages active dry yeast; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 ⁄ 2 cup packed light brown sugar

Serves
serves 8-10

YOSSY AREFI

This decadent pull-apart monkey bread loaf is composed of bite-sized yeasted rolls that get covered with a sticky-sweet brown sugar glaze and then baked together in a bundt pan.

Ingredients

18 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
3 ¹⁄₄ cups flour, plus more for dusting
2 tsp. kosher salt
1 cup milk
1 ¹⁄₄ cups granulated sugar
2 (1/4-oz.) packages active dry yeast
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ cup packed light brown sugar

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Instructions

Step 1

Grease a 10" bundt pan with butter and dust with flour; set aside. Whisk flour and salt in a bowl; set aside. Heat 2 tbsp. butter with milk and 1⁄3 cup water in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat until an instant-read thermometer reads 115°. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a hook attachment. Stir in 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar and yeast; let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. With the motor running, slowly add dry ingredients; beat until dough is smooth. Transfer to a lightly greased bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap; set in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Step 2

Combine remaining granulated sugar with cinnamon in a large bowl. Melt remaining butter in a 2-qt. saucepan; whisk in brown sugar and set aside.

Step 3

Heat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, pat dough out into an 8" square about 1" thick. Cut dough into 1-inch pieces. Toss dough with cinnamon sugar mixture, and then fit snugly into prepared bundt pan. Pour butter mixture evenly over dough; bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

Grease a 10" bundt pan with butter and dust with flour; set aside. Whisk flour and salt in a bowl; set aside. Heat 2 tbsp. butter with milk and 1⁄3 cup water in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat until an instant-read thermometer reads 115°. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a hook attachment. Stir in 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar and yeast; let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. With the motor running, slowly add dry ingredients; beat until dough is smooth. Transfer to a lightly greased bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap; set in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Combine remaining granulated sugar with cinnamon in a large bowl. Melt remaining butter in a 2-qt. saucepan; whisk in brown sugar and set aside.
Heat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, pat dough out into an 8" square about 1" thick. Cut dough into 1-inch pieces. Toss dough with cinnamon sugar mixture, and then fit snugly into prepared bundt pan. Pour butter mixture evenly over dough; bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.