Monkey Bread

Baking and Desserts | European cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour 40 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Monkey Bread

Ingredients

Butter - 7.1 oz
Milk - 2 tablespoons
Sugar - 2.5 oz
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Wheat Flour - 21.2 oz
Dry yeast - 0.2 oz
Farm fresh eggs - 2 pieces
Brown Sugar - 8.8 oz
Cinnamon - 2 teaspoons
Powdered Sugar - 5.3 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Melt 80 grams of butter. Add 250 ml of milk, 70 grams of sugar, salt, and mix well. The mixture should be warm due to the hot butter. If the milk was cold, you can warm it slightly again. The main thing is that the mixture should not be hot, otherwise the yeast will die.

Step 2

In a large bowl, measure 300 grams of sifted flour. Add the yeast and mix. If using regular yeast, it should be soaked in warm milk with sugar beforehand.

Step 3

Pour in the warm milk mixture, add the eggs, and mix with a mixer until smooth. Then gradually add the remaining 300 grams of flour. Knead the dough for a few minutes — the longer, the better. Leave it slightly sticky. Place it in a bowl (you can grease it with vegetable oil), cover with plastic wrap, and put it in a warm place for 1 hour. You can slightly warm the oven to make it warm and place the dough inside. It should double in size.

Step 4

Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon. Melt 200 grams of butter. Grease a deep cake pan (for example, 24 cm in diameter).

Step 5

Punch down the risen dough and divide it into small pieces. You can roll it into a log, stretch the dough by hand, and cut it with a knife, or simply tear off small pieces of dough. Roll the pieces of dough into balls. Dip in melted butter, then coat with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Place in the pan. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place for 30–40 minutes to rise.

Step 6

Bake in a preheated oven at 356°F for 35–40 minutes. The bread should be nicely browned. If the top is browning too much while the inside is not cooked, cover it with foil and continue baking. But the main thing is not to overbake it, so the bread doesn't turn out tough and dry. Let the bread cool in the pan for just 5 minutes, no more, then turn it out onto a plate. Drizzle with powdered sugar glaze. Serve warm!