The Best Monkey Bread Recipe
Soft and buttery, coated in gooey caramelized cinnamon-sugar, this is indeed the best monkey bread recipe! Sweet, sticky, and utterly irresistible, this pull-apart cinnamon bread is super easy and fun to make.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 252kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Milk You can use any milk of your choice.
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Coconut oil You can use any vegetable oil of your choice.
- 1.5 tsp Dried active yeast
- 2 cups All-purpose flour You can use whole-wheat flour.
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup All-purpose flour You can use whole-wheat flour.
Cinnamon Coating
- 3/4 cup Brown sugar You can also use white sugar or a combination of brown and white sugar.
- 2 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 1/3 cup Butter, melted You can use coconut oil or any plant-based butter, to make this vegan.
Instructions
- Heat milk, oil, and sugar in a small saucepan. Don't let it come to a boil. Take off the heat and cool.1 cup Milk, 1/4 cup Sugar, 1/4 cup Coconut oil
- When this mixture is just warm, sprinkle over the yeast. Set aside for 5-10 minutes until the mixture is bubbly.1.5 tsp Dried active yeast
- Whisk in the 2 cups of flour. Cover and place in a draft-free place for 1 hour or until the dough doubles in size.2 cups All-purpose flour
- Now add in the extra 1/4 cup of flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.1/4 cup All-purpose flour, 1/4 tsp Baking soda, 1/4 tsp Baking powder, 1/4 tsp Salt
- Mix well. The dough is now ready for use immediately. You can refrigerate it for 30 minutes or up to 2 days. I like to keep it refrigerated overnight.
- Grease a 9" bundt pan very well with butter. Preheat your oven to 180 C/ 350 F.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and gently pat it onto a rectangle.
- Use a sharp knife to cut it into small pieces. I got 50 pieces from this dough.
- Roll each dough bit into a ball.
- Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon powder in a small bowl.3/4 cup Brown sugar, 2 tsp Cinnamon powder
- Dip each into melted butter, then roll into the sugar-cinnamon mixture.1/3 cup Butter, melted
- Place in the prepared bundt pan, making layers of the dough balls.
- Cover the pan with plastic wrap or a damp kitchen towel, and place in a draft-free place for 1-1.5 hours or until the dough is puffy.
- Bake the bread at 180 C / 350 F, for 25-30 minutes until the top is deep brown in color and the caramel is bubbling around the edges.
- Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes before gently turning it out on a serving platter.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
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Notes
- You can make this monkey bread vegan by subbing plant-based milk and butter in the recipe.
- Yeast loves warm liquid! The ideal temperature for yeast to do its job is 40 °C/ 105°F. Basically, not too hot, not too cold, just warm!
- If you’re looking for a quick baking project, use store-bought biscuit dough if you like. It will work well here.
- In case you have the cinnamon-sugar mixture left over, use it to top your French toast or fluffy cinnamon pancakes!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 182IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg