Monkey Bread

Name: Monkey Bread
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 packet (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast; 3¼ cups flour, plus extra for work surface; ⅓ cup water, warmed; ¼ cup sugar; 4 tablespoons butter, melted; 1 cup milk, warmed; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup butter, melted; ½ cup sugar; 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Slow Cooking Beyond Meals

By Drew Maresco

Published 2021

About

A favorite childhood memory of mine is waking up at my grandma’s house on the weekends and the smell of monkey bread cooking in the oven. She would make them often, and in honor of her, I share this recipe with you. I hope you make great memories with this recipe, too!

Ingredients

Dough

4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup milk, warmed
⅓

Breakfast
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Directions

In a stand mixer, add the butter, milk, water, sugar, and yeast. Allow the mixture to rest for 5 minutes until it’s foamy. Using a dough hook on medium speed, mix until just combined. Slowly add in the flour, salt, and cinnamon, mixing on medium-high speed until a large dough ball forms and releases from the sides of the bowl. If the dough is too