Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Monkey Bubble Bread

I have never had monkey, or bubble bread before, but after making this recipe I foresee eating this many many times in the near future.  Monkey bread is kind of like sticky buns but in one big cake that you pull apart.  Each ball is coated in yummy sugary cinnamon deliciousness.

I used the recipe from Baked Explorations, and I don't know if all monkey bread is this good, but I doubt I'll ever find out since I'll never bother with another recipe.  My husband said he prefers cinnamon buns.  He's crazy.  My son was all excited about eating "monkey food" and is still asking for it several days later.

The recipe isn't at all hard, but it is rather time consuming.  You need to let the dough rise an hour, then form into balls, coat in butter, sugar, and cinnamon, assemble in a bundt pan, and then let it rise another hour before you can bake it.  Leftovers are great cold or you can warm them again in the oven.  It's quite a site to behold when you take it out of the bundt pan, with lovely syrup dripping down, I highly recommend this if you have guests over.






Monkey Bubble Bread
from Baked Explorations


Ingredients
For the Monkey Bubble Bread
1 1/4 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons instant yeast
4 cups all purpose flour
5 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating
1 1/4 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Make the Monkey Bubble Bread
Generously spray the inside of a 10-inch Bundt pan with non stick cooking spray.
In a small saucepan, warm your milk to slightly above room temperature, then remove it from the heat, add the yeast, and whisk to dissolve. ( Do not warm it beyond 110 degrees F or you will kill the yeast).
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the flour, sugar, and salt until combined.
In a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork and add it to the dry ingredients.  Mix on low speed until combined.
Keeping the mixer on low, slowly stream in the milk until combined.  Add the melted butter and mix until the dough comes together.  Replace the paddle attachment with the dough hook attachment.  Continue to mix on medium speed until the dough becomes silky and tacky,but not sticky, 8-10 minutes.  The dough should mound together and easily come off the bottom of the mixing bowl.  ( If the dough is too wet, add some flour.  If it is too dry, add a tiny bit of water. )
Spray the bottom and sides of a large bowl with cooking spray.  Place the dough in the bowl and roll it around to make sure it is completely covered in oil.  Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a dish towel and let it rest in a warm area until the dough has doubled in size, approximately 1 hour.
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Use your clean hands to push down and deflate the dough. Remove it from the bowl and pat it into a rough circle approximately 8 inches diameter.  Use a bench knife or serrated knife to cut dough into 1 to 1 1/2 inch pieces ( about 1/2 oz each )- alternatively, use your hands to pinch apart the dough.  Roll the pieces into balls ( they don't have to be perfectly round).  Place the balls on the sheet pan ( you will get about 60 pieces in all).  Cover the balls lightly with plastic wrap.
Make the Cinnamon Sugar Coating
In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon.  Place the melted butter in a separate bowl.
Assemble the Bread
Remove the plastic wrap from the dough balls and dip one ball in the melted butter.  Let the excess butter drip back into the bowl, roll the ball in the brown sugar mixture, and place it in the Bundt pan.  Continue this process with each ball, until you have several layers, arranging them as if you are building a brick wall.
Wrap the Bundt pan tightly in plastic wrap.  Set it in a warm area of the house for about 1 hour, or until the dough balls have doubled in size and appear puffy.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Remove the plastic and bake the Bundt until the top layer is deep brown and the caramel coating begins to bubble around the edges, about 30 minutes.
Cool the bread for 5 minutes, then turn it out directly onto a platter and serve warm.  Should you have any leftovers ( this is rare), simply reheat them in a 300 degree oven until warm to the touch

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14 comments:

  1. I can't wait to try this recipe it looks fantastic, your monkey bubble bread looks perfect. x

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  2. It looks amazing! I haven't ever tried monkey bread but I think with that recipe, you just can't go wrong.

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  3. I haven't had Monkey bread in at least 15 years, it looks so good! Must try this sometime soon!

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  4. This has me drooling!!! I love monkey bread!!!

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  5. Whenever I've made monkey bread I've cheated and used store bought biscuits! But I think I'll have to try this one very soon :)

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  6. I love monkey bread. This looks delicious. :)

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  7. Oooh...monkey bread is my favorite! Can't wait to try this recipe.

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  8. I need to try this soon!! I love cinnamon and sugar so i think i would love this!! Thanks for the recipe!

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  9. There is bad monkey bread -- I once had some in a restaurant that had gotten kind of hard. I don't know if I could ever choose between cinnamon buns and monkey bread, but yours looks delicious.

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  10. I have been looking for a completely homemade version of monkey bread! I bookmarked this to try soon!!

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  11. Hi Corrine,
    I haven't made Monkey bread in years! I bet my teenage son would devour this! Thank you so much for adding all of your delicious recipes to my new Melt in Your Mouth Blog Hop! :)

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  12. Yes! Finally a real recipe for this that doesn't involve using premade pillsbury dough, love it.

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  13. Corrine, Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful recipe. I can't wait to try it out! I'm featuring it today. I'd love for you to stop by :)
    Katie

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