Description
This soulful Monkey Bread Delight blends cinnamon-sugared dough clusters with warm caramel notes. Comforting Southern charm welcomes you to savor each gooey, pull-apart morsel of sweet happiness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 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
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 2 ¼ tsps (7 g) instant yeast
- 1 ½ tsps salt
- 2 tbsps butter, melted
- 3 tsps ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter, softened
- 1 splash of vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Liberally grease a 12-cup bundt pan with softened butter to prevent adhesion.
- Yeast Activation: Combine warm milk, water, sugar, melted butter, and yeast in a stand mixer. Let the mixture become frothy for 5 minutes.
- Dough Formation: Blend flour and salt into the yeast mixture. Knead on low speed until cohesive, then increase to medium, creating a smooth, elastic dough.
- First Rise: Transfer dough to an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm spot until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
- Coating Preparation: Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in one bowl, melt butter in another, creating a dual-coating system.
- Dough Shaping: Roll the risen dough into 64 uniform balls, ensuring consistent size and shape.
- Coating Process: Submerge each dough ball in melted butter, then thoroughly coat with cinnamon-sugar mixture, ensuring complete coverage.
- Pan Assembly: Strategically layer the coated dough balls in the bundt pan, creating an intricate, staggered pattern.
- Second Rise: Cover and let dough expand until puffy, approximately 45-60 minutes.
- Baking: Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake until the bread turns deep golden-brown and appears caramelized, roughly 30-35 minutes.
- Cooling: Rest the bread in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving platter. Allow to cool for an additional 10 minutes.
- Glazing: Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla into a smooth, glossy glaze. Drizzle generously over the monkey bread, allowing it to cascade through the ridges.
Notes
- Yeast Activation Tip: Ensure milk and water are lukewarm (110-115°F) to properly activate yeast without killing it.
- Dough Kneading Technique: Stop kneading when dough becomes smooth and springs back when gently pressed, indicating proper gluten development.
- Rising Environment: Place dough in a draft-free, warm spot like near a preheated oven or inside a turned-off oven with the light on for consistent rising.
- Coating Pro Tip: Roll dough balls quickly and uniformly to ensure even baking and consistent cinnamon-sugar coverage throughout the monkey bread.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg