Monkey Bread
Monkey bread is one of the most fun recipes to make with homemade bread dough. Small pieces of dough are coated in butter and cinnamon sugar, then baked together into a pull-apart loaf that's perfect for breakfast, brunch, holidays, or special family treats.
Ingredients
- 1 batch prepared bread dough
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions
- Prepare one batch of homemade bread dough and allow it to complete the first rise.
- Lightly grease a Bundt pan or tube pan.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a shallow bowl.
- Pinch off walnut-sized pieces of dough.
- Dip each piece into the melted butter.
- Roll the buttered dough in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Arrange the coated dough pieces evenly in the prepared pan.
- Cover and allow the dough to rise for about 20-30 minutes.
- Bake at 350 F for approximately 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool for about 10 minutes before carefully inverting onto a serving plate.
Kid Job
Young helpers love pinching dough into small pieces, dipping each one in butter, and coating them with cinnamon sugar. It's one of the easiest bread projects for beginning bakers.
Try Different Flavors
- Add chopped pecans or walnuts.
- Mix raisins into the layers.
- Drizzle with vanilla icing after baking.
- Make a savory version using garlic butter and Parmesan cheese.
