Friday, November 26, 2010

Monkey Bread

I have looked for a good monkey bread recipe for awhile.  I tried a couple of others but the dough did not cook all the way through and was still mushy inside.  This cooked all the way through and had a nice texture.  Although I did cheat as I combined the ingredients in my breadmaker instead of mixing my hand and putting them in a warm oven as the original recipe called for.

Ingredients
For the bread
4 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups milk
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon instant yeast
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
For rolling
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted


Directions
For the bread
Warm the milk on the stove but do not boil.  Add milk, melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, flour and then yeast to your breadmaker.  Select the dough setting.  When the cycle completes remove from breadmaker and punch it down.  Pour the melted butter into a small bowl. Put the sugar and cinnamon into a second bowl and whisk well to combine.  Roll small balls of dough in your hand or on the counter. Dip them first in the melted butter and then roll in the cinnamon sugar and layer them into the bundt pan or other baking pan.
Allow the dough to rise for a second time, for about 45 minutes, until the dough balls reach the top of the pan and double once again. Preheat oven to 350°. Once hot, place the pan back into the oven and bake for 40 minutes.

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