Homemade Monkey Bread Recipe
Homemade Monkey Bread is so much easier than you think! This from scratch version of a cinnamon pull-apart is the perfect brunch recipe!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 494kcal
Cost: $8
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 3-¼ to 3-¾ cups (403g-465g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 packet Fleischmann's® RapidRise® Yeast - Instant Yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (177ml) milk whole, 2%, 1% or nonfat
- ¼ cup (59ml) water
- ¼ cup (57g) unsalted butter sliced into tablespoons
- 1 large egg
For the coating:
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter , melted
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
For the topping
- ½ cup (100g) packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup (57g) unalted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- It’s best to use a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. You can also do this by hand or with an electric mixer, but it will take longer.
- Combine 2 cups flour, sugar, dry yeast and salt in a large mixer bowl and whisk until blended.
- Combine milk, water and butter in a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup. Microwave on HIGH in 15 second increments until very warm but not hot to the touch, about a minute (120° to 130°F; butter won’t melt completely). Add to flour mixture with egg.
- Beat 2 minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Add another 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in just enough remaining flour so that the dough will form into a ball.
- Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic and dough springs back when lightly pressed with 2 fingers, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cover with a towel; let rest for 10 minutes.
- Make the coating: melt the butter and place in a small bowl. Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon in another small bowl.
- Cut dough into 36 pieces (cut in half, cut each half in thirds and each third into thirds again, then each third in halves). Dip each piece into the melted butter and then roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Spray pan with cooking spray. Place dough into pan. Cover with towel; let rise in warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Make the topping: add remaining ¼ butter to the rest of the melted butter in the small bowl and heat until all melted. Add remaning cinnamon sugar mixture to the melted butter along with brown sugar and additional cinnamon. Stir to combine. Pour this mixture over the monkey bread pieces in the pan.
- 9x13-inch baking dish: place dough pieces into single layer. After rising, bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
- Fluted tube pan or Bundt pan: bake for about 40-50 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
- Two 9x5-inch bread pans: bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
- 12 monkey bread muffins: place 3 pieces in each greased muffin cup. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
Notes
- If you plan to remove from the pan for serving, cool 5 minutes in pan then invert onto serving plate while still hot or it will glue to the pan.
- If using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the filling.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 494kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 607IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 3mg